Rome

Europe • Rome

Italy

Current local time

07:00:10

Sunday, May 31, 2026

UTC offset

UTC+02:00

Status

Daylight saving

Next transition

October 25, 2026 at 02:00 AM

Daylight saving timeline

Daylight saving

Rome toggles between daylight and standard time annually. Clocks fall back by one hour in 5 months (October 25, 2026 at 02:00 AM).

Daylight saving since

March 29, 2026 at 03:00 AM

2 months ago

Standard time resumes on

October 25, 2026 at 02:00 AM

in 5 months

30% through the current daylight saving season.

Timezone details

Identifier
Abbreviation
—
Transitioned
March 29, 2026 at 03:00 AM
Featured city
Rome

Location

Latitude
41.9
Longitude
12.48333
Country
Italy

Central European Standard Time (CET)

FAQs

Central European Time stretches from Algiers to Svalbard and Berlin, giving much of Europe, parts of North Africa, and the Arctic a shared clock—most of the region nudges forward an hour in summer, so your meeting in Brussels and your call to Tunis stay neatly aligned.

  • Is CET the same across the whole region?

    Not exactly. Most of the CET zone sits one hour ahead in standard time and two in summer, but Algeria and Tunisia keep year-round standard time, so check the country before scheduling noon across borders.

  • How many places use Central European Time?

    Around 35 distinct zones—from Algiers, Tunis, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Amsterdam, and Belgrade to remote Svalbard—share this region even if their local rules differ slightly.

  • When does CET switch to daylight saving?

    In most CET member zones, clocks jump forward on the last Sunday in March and fall back the last Sunday in October, giving evening light from Lisbon to Budapest.

  • Do all CET countries observe daylight saving?

    Almost all of them do. Only a couple of North African zones stay fixed year-round, avoiding the twice-yearly clock change.

  • Are there surprising CET countries?

    Yes—Spain’s Canary Islands run their own zone, while Svalbard’s midnight sun under CET adds Arctic schedules and very long summer evenings.

  • Is CET ever the same as UTC?

    During standard time it’s one hour ahead, so noon meetings in continental Europe feel an hour ahead of Greenwich—and in Berlin it’s never the same unless you travel westward.

  • Can two cities in CET be an hour apart?

    Rarely, but it happens—when one zone changes its rules or skips daylight saving, you might find Algiers at the same hour as London in winter.

  • What countries use CET in Africa?

    Algeria and Tunisia keep it year-round under different names, enabling business with Europe but without daylight saving.

  • Does CET make it easier to call across timezones?

    Mostly yes—only offsets and a few exceptions let you swap Paris for Belgrade with stable summer time and continental timekeeping.