Sign into Google and check your profile.

well I don't even have a Google account. Isn't there a way to change the time in the settings?

You can paste this code in the Web Console to check the current Firefox date/time setting.

• (new Date()).toLocaleString("en-US",{day:"numeric",month:"long",year:"numeric",hour:"numeric",minute:"numeric",second:"numeric",hour12:false,timeZoneName:"long"});

It's possible Google thinks you are someplace else.

the link tells me the correct local time, yet when I google something the incorrect time zone is displayed; searching for NBA will result in times being displayed in Central European Time again, even though it should be Central Daylight Time

I feel like Google might be thinking that I'm some place else too, but why can't I set it to the correct time zone anywhere?

You can use websites like these to see how your location is reported :

• http://whatismyipaddress.com/
• http://browserleaks.com/geo
• http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/network-location/

problem solved! I used google.at so Google thinks I'm in Austria. if I use google.com, the right time is displayed

That was very good work. Well done.