Berlin to New York: time difference and best times to meet
New York is 6 hours behind Berlin. Their working days overlap for 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm in Berlin (9am–12pm in New York). The best time to schedule is 3pm Berlin time, which is 9am in New York.
Europe/Berlin
America/New_York
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Berlin day and the matching hour in New York. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Berlin | New York | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 3am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 10am | 4am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 11am | 5am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 12pm | 6am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 1pm | 7am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 2pm | 8am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 3pm | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 12pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 7pm | 1pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 8pm | 2pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 9pm | 3pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 10pm | 4pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 11pm | 5pm | Working hours in New York only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 3pm in Berlin · 9am in New York — Right at the edge of someone's day
- 2. 4pm in Berlin · 10am in New York — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 5pm in Berlin · 11am in New York — Right at the edge of someone's day
Avoid 9am Berlin time and 10am Berlin time — inside working hours locally but outside them for the other city.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, October 25, 2026 — New York goes from 6 hours behind to 5 hours behind Berlin.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — New York goes from 5 hours behind to 6 hours behind Berlin.
- Sunday, March 14, 2027 — New York goes from 6 hours behind to 5 hours behind Berlin.
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — New York goes from 5 hours behind to 6 hours behind Berlin.
Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on these dates.
Public holidays to avoid
Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.
- Sunday, September 20, 2026 — World Children's Day — Berlin is off, New York is working.
- Saturday, October 3, 2026 — German Unity Day — Berlin is off, New York is working.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — Indigenous Peoples' Day — New York is off, Berlin is working.
- Saturday, October 31, 2026 — Reformation Day — Berlin is off, New York is working.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — All Saints' Day — Berlin is off, New York is working.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — New York is off, Berlin is working.
- Wednesday, November 18, 2026 — Repentance and Prayer Day — Berlin is off, New York is working.
- Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — New York is off, Berlin is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Berlin is off, New York is working.
With 3 shared working hours, Berlin and New York can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.
Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between Berlin and New York?
- New York is currently 6 hours behind Berlin. That changes to 5 hours behind on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Berlin and New York?
- 3pm in Berlin, which is 9am in New York. Right at the edge of someone's day.
- How many hours do Berlin and New York overlap?
- 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm Berlin time (9am–12pm in New York).
- Does daylight saving change the Berlin–New York gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 4 times: Sunday, October 25, 2026 (6 hours behind becomes 5 hours behind); Sunday, November 1, 2026 (5 hours behind becomes 6 hours behind); Sunday, March 14, 2027 (6 hours behind becomes 5 hours behind); Sunday, March 28, 2027 (5 hours behind becomes 6 hours behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect Berlin–New York meetings?
- Yes. The next is Sunday, September 20, 2026 — a public holiday where Berlin is, but a normal working day in New York.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Berlin
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved