Current time in Vatican

Vatican

11:12 p.m.
Oct. 15, 2024

Local time in Vatican

The time in Vatican is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 7 hours ahead of Chicago. The current timezone in Vatican is Central European Summer Time (CEST). Vatican is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Vatican ends at Oct. 26, 2024.

Details for the time in Vatican

Current time
11:12 p.m.
Time zone Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Standard timezone: Central European Time (CET)
IANA time zone Europe/Vatican
Your time difference 7 hours ahead of Chicago
UTC time difference UTC+2
2 hours ahead of UTC

Vatican Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Vatican uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Vatican.

DST started at March 30, 2024
Sets the clock forward 1 hour
DST is ending at Oct. 26, 2024
Sets the clock back 1 hour
Next DST starts at March 29, 2025
Sets the clock forward 1 hour

Vatican

The Vatican uses Central European Time CET and Central European Sumer Time CEST. CET is UTC +0100 and CEST is UTC +0200. The Vatican is a Catholic micro state in Rome. The smallest country in the world.

Important cities in Vatican

The current time in some important cities in Vatican is shown below.

Time in Vatican