Current time in Tirana, Albania
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Tirane
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 CEST
- Abbreviation
- CET / CEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 02:00, back the last Sunday in October at 03:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 (CEST → CET).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Albania (capital) · 41.33° N, 19.82° E
- Population
- 418,495
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Tirana at about 11:41 standard time: the clock runs about 19 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:24 and 12:47 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:44 | 17:52 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:07 | 20:17 | 15h 10m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:29 | 18:36 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 07:03 | 16:14 | 9h 11m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:35–18:26 (11 h 51 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.