Current time in Albania
Local time in Albania
The time in Albania is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 7 hours ahead of Chicago. The current timezone in Albania is Central European Summer Time (CEST). Albania is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Albania ends at Oct. 25, 2025.
Details for the time in Albania
| Current time | 12:30 a.m.
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| Time zone |
Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Standard timezone: Central European Time (CET) |
| IANA time zone | Europe/Tirane |
| Your time difference | 7 hours ahead of Chicago |
| UTC time difference | UTC+2 2 hours ahead of UTC |
Albania Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Albania uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Albania.
| DST started at |
March 29, 2025 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
| DST is ending at |
Oct. 25, 2025 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
| Next DST starts at |
March 28, 2026 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
Albania
Albania uses Central European Time CET and Central European Summer Time CEST. CET is UTC +0100 and EEST is UTC +0200. Albania is relatively small country between 19° 00’E and 21° 00’E. This still means a time difference of almost 8 minutes between the sunrise in the east and the west of the country.
Important cities in Albania
The current time in some important cities in Albania is shown below.
Time in Albania