About Athens
Athens is a significant city in Greece. It uses Eastern European Time (EET, EEST).
The next daylight saving time transition is on October 25, 2026, when clocks fall back from EEST to EET.
- Coordinates
- 37.9838, 23.7278
- Population
- 664,046
- Time zone
- Europe/Athens
- Country
- Greece
- Capital
- Athens
- Calling code
- +30
Airports
- ATH · Eleftherios Venizelos International
The current local time at Athens's airports (ATH) is the same as the city time shown above.
Public holidays in Greece (2026)
- New Year's DayThu, Jan 1
- EpiphanyTue, Jan 6
- Clean MondayMon, Feb 23
- AnnunciationWed, Mar 25
- Independence DayWed, Mar 25
- Good FridayFri, Apr 10
- Easter SundaySun, Apr 12
- Easter MondayMon, Apr 13
- Labour DayFri, May 1
- PentecostSun, May 31
- Whit MondayMon, Jun 1
- Assumption DaySat, Aug 15
- Ochi DayWed, Oct 28
- Christmas DayFri, Dec 25
- St. Stephen's DaySat, Dec 26