Updated Aug 2026

Current Time in , Italy

Check the current local time in , Italy. uses the Europe/Rome time zone, with CET (UTC +1:00) during standard time and CEST (UTC +2:00) during daylight saving time.

Sunrise today

6:29 PM

Sunset today

7:56 AM

Day length

13h 26m

Population

2.8 M

Coordinates: 41.9028° N, 12.4964° E · Elevation: 21 m · Sun data calculated for today, August 27, 2026

, Italy — Live Clock

11:45:14 PM

CEST Live timezone

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Time Zone

Europe/Rome

, Italy

Current zone: CEST

Source: IANA Time Zone Database

Standard Time

CET

UTC +1:00

Used outside daylight saving time

Daylight Time

CEST

UTC +2:00

Observed during daylight saving time

Next DST Change

Follows local rules

Exact upcoming date unavailable

This city’s business rhythm

Rome — CET/CEST, government + tourism rhythm

Rome runs on CET (winter) or CEST (summer). Government offices and traditional businesses observe an extended lunch (1-3 PM), though modern corporate life increasingly skips this. Business hours 9 AM - 6 PM with a 1-1.5 h lunch. Milan (not Rome) anchors Italian financial services — Borsa Italiana is Milan-based. Both cities share the same CET offset.

Regional context

Timezones across Europe

Europe stretches across four main timezones — GMT/BST (UK, Ireland, Portugal), CET/CEST (most of continental Europe), EET/EEST (Greece, Finland, the Baltics), and MSK (Russia's westernmost cities). Most countries observe DST in unison — last Sunday of March to last Sunday of October — creating clean 1-hour steps between neighbouring zones. Icelandic and Russian cities are exceptions with no seasonal shift.

About Time: CET & CEST

Check the current local time in Rome, Italy. Rome uses the Europe/Rome time zone (CET, UTC+1) and observes daylight saving time (CEST, UTC+2) part of the year. Use this page to see the exact current time in Rome and plan calls or meetings across time zones.