Date Format in Germany
Deutschland
Date Format Used in Germany
DD.MM.YYYY
Example: 31.12.2025
Today's Date in Germany Format
31.12.2026
Format Details
| Primary Format | DD.MM.YYYY |
| Separator | . |
| Locale Code | de-DE |
| Calendar System | Gregorian |
Note: Uses period as separator
Format Dates for Germany in Code
JavaScript
const date = new Date();
// Format for Germany
const formatted = date.toLocaleDateString('de-DE');
console.log(formatted); // 31.12.2026
Python
from datetime import datetime
import locale
# Set locale for Germany
locale.setlocale(locale.LC_TIME, 'de_DE')
date = datetime.now()
formatted = date.strftime('%d.%m.%Y')
print(formatted) # 31.12.2026