Current time in Rome, Italy
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Rome
- 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
- Lazio, Italy (capital) · 41.89° N, 12.51° E
- Population
- 2,318,895
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Rome at about 12:10 standard time: the clock runs about 10 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:53 and 13:17 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:13 | 18:21 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:34 | 20:48 | 15h 14m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:58 | 19:05 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 07:34 | 16:41 | 9h 08m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:04–18:55 (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.