Current Time in Vienna

About time in Vienna

Vienna observes Central European Time (CET), UTC+1, placing the Austrian capital on the same clock as Berlin, Rome, and Prague. From the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October it adopts Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC+2. As a longtime center for diplomacy and host to several United Nations agencies, Vienna sees plenty of international scheduling, making its local time a frequent reference point. The city shares its offset with neighboring Germany, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.

Vienna 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 Vienna'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 Vienna through 2026

Vienna sits at about 48.2°N, 16.4°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 20, with 16h 05m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 20, with 8h 20m, a difference of 7 h 45 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 12 (04:53) and the latest sunset around June 24 (20:59). 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 12:01 local time in late March, 12:56 in late June and 11:52 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 11:55 on average, close to 12:00, so the clock and the sun are well aligned in Vienna. 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 Vienna (2026–2027)

Vienna 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 Vienna 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.