Current time in Italy
Local time in Italy
The time in Italy is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 6 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in Italy
| Current time |
10:06 a.m.
|
| Daylight saving time | 1 hour |
| Timezone | Central European Summer Time (CEST) |
| Olson timezone name | Europe/Rome |
| Time difference | 6 hours ahead of Ashburn |
| 2 hours ahead of UTC |
Italy Daylight Saving time (DST)
Italy uses Daylight Savings time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Italy.
| DST Started 2022 | March 27, 2022 Forward 1 hour |
| DST Ends 2022 | Oct. 30, 2022 Backward 1 hour |
| Next DST Start 2023 | March 26, 2023 Forward 1 hour |
Italy
Italy uses Central European Time CET and Central European Summer Time CEST. CET is UTC +0100 and CEST is UCT +0200. Italy's latitude and longitude is 42° 50' N and 12° 50' E . Therefore a one hour offset between UTC and CET is very suitable for Italy. Its high latitude explains the use of daylight savings time in Italy.
Important cities in
has several timezones, the current time in some important cities in is shown below.