Current Time in Rome

About time in Rome

Rome keeps Central European Time, the UTC+1 offset shared by Italy and most of mainland Europe. From the last Sunday of March until the last Sunday of October the city shifts to Central European Summer Time at UTC+2. The Vatican City and San Marino, both enclaves within Italy, follow the same clock as Rome. Italy has supported the idea of ending the seasonal switch in EU debates, but no continent-wide decision has been reached, so Rome continues to change its clocks twice a year.

Rome changes its clocks for daylight saving time, so its exact UTC offset depends on the season (UTC+1 (UTC+2 in summer)). The live clock above reads Rome's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Rome through 2026

Rome sits at about 41.9°N, 12.5°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 19, with 15h 14m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 21, with 9h 07m, a difference of 6 h 7 min. At this mid-latitude, winter evenings are dark early and summer evenings stay light well after a normal working day.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 9 (05:34) and the latest sunset around June 24 (20:49). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:17 local time in late March, 13:11 in late June and 12:07 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:10 on average, close to 12:00, so the clock and the sun are well aligned in Rome. During daylight saving time everything moves an hour later on the clock.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Rome (2026–2027)

Rome changes its clocks twice in 2026. On a change night, the local time skips or repeats a block of time, and the gap to other cities shifts unless they change on the same date.

• Sunday, March 29, 2026: at 02:00 clocks go forward one hour to 03:00 (UTC+1 → UTC+2).
• Sunday, October 25, 2026: at 03:00 clocks go back one hour to 02:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+1).
• Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 02:00 clocks go forward one hour to 03:00 (UTC+1 → UTC+2).
• Sunday, October 31, 2027: at 03:00 clocks go back one hour to 02:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+1).

Recurring meetings set in Rome time stay at the same local hour; participants elsewhere see the meeting move by an hour for the weeks when only one side has changed.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.