Turkey
Current local time in Samsun
Samsun keeps time on the Europe/Istanbul zone, currently UTC+3. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Samsun
01:06
Wed, Sep 2UTC+3
Samsun time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+3
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 41.28°, 36.34°
- Population
- 394,050
- Local date
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Samsun today
Computed from Samsun's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:06 AM
- Sunset
- 7:01 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:34 PM
- Day length
- 12h 55m
- Civil dawn
- 5:33 AM
- Civil dusk
- 7:34 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 6:38 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 6:29 PM
Samsun time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Samsun is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:06 PM | 10h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:06 PM | 2h ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:06 AM | 1h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:06 AM | 6h behind |
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Samsuntime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Samsun right now?
- Samsun is on Europe/Istanbul, currently UTC+3. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Samsun in?
- Samsun uses the IANA time zone Europe/Istanbul, which is UTC+3 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Samsun observe daylight saving time?
- No. Samsun stays on UTC+3 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Samsun today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:06 AM and sets at about 7:01 PM local time in Samsun, giving roughly 12h 55m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:34 PM.
Working with Samsun time
Scheduling across Europe/Istanbul is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.
Find a meeting timeSee which hours overlap between Samsun and everywhere else on your team.Convert a timeTranslate a specific moment into or out of Europe/Istanbul.Track clock changesConfirm which of your other cities change while Samsun does not.Add to your boardKeep Samsun beside your other cities, ticking live.Business hours overlapWork out the window where Samsun offices and yours are both open.Send a calendar inviteExport an event with Europe/Istanbul baked in, not guessed.