Current time in Rome, Italy

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer.

Current time in Rome, Italy
16:55 52
Friday, May 8, 2026 CEST UTC+02:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
IANA time zone
Europe/Rome
Daylight saving
DST in effect
CET / CEST
Next DST change
October 25
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Rome, Italy is ⁦16:55⁩ (⁦CEST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+02:00⁩.

Rome is the capital of Italy, located at 41.892, 12.511.

The current time zone for Rome is CEST, whose offset is UTC+02:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Europe/Rome.

The next daylight saving transition is October 25, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Rome

Central European Time (CET)

IANA time zone: Europe/Rome
During winter
CET
Central European Time
UTC+01:00
Currently active
CEST
Central European Summer Time
UTC+02:00

Daylight in Rome today

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Sunrise
Sunset
Day length
14h 17m

Rome, Italy

Country
Italy
Role
Capital city
ISO code
IT
Coordinates
41.8919° N, 12.5113° E
IANA zone
Europe/Rome
Population
2,318,895
Elevation
20 m
Local time16:55

Rome on the map · time zone

Rome, Italy

  • Local time16:55
  • UTC offsetUTC+02:00
  • Time zoneEurope/Rome
  • StatusDaylight saving
Coordinates
41.89°, 12.51°

World clock

Compared with Rome

Daylight saving time in Rome

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer.

Next DST change October 25, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Rome.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 30, 2025,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 26, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 29, 2026,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 25, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 28, 2027,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 31, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 26, 2028,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 29, 2028,
YearDST start (spring forward)DST end (fall back)
2025Mar 30, 2025, Oct 26, 2025,
2026Mar 29, 2026, Oct 25, 2026,
2027Mar 28, 2027, Oct 31, 2027,
2028Mar 26, 2028, Oct 29, 2028,

Hour-by-hour conversion

When it's the given hour in Rome, here are the local times elsewhere.

Rome New YorkMexico CitySão PauloLondonParisBerlinDubaiMumbai
00:00 18:00 -1 16:00 -1 19:00 -1 23:00 -1 00:00 00:00 02:00 03:30
01:00 19:00 -1 17:00 -1 20:00 -1 00:00 01:00 01:00 03:00 04:30
02:00 20:00 -1 18:00 -1 21:00 -1 01:00 02:00 02:00 04:00 05:30
03:00 21:00 -1 19:00 -1 22:00 -1 02:00 03:00 03:00 05:00 06:30
04:00 22:00 -1 20:00 -1 23:00 -1 03:00 04:00 04:00 06:00 07:30
05:00 23:00 -1 21:00 -1 00:00 04:00 05:00 05:00 07:00 08:30
06:00 00:00 22:00 -1 01:00 05:00 06:00 06:00 08:00 09:30
07:00 01:00 23:00 -1 02:00 06:00 07:00 07:00 09:00 10:30
08:00 02:00 00:00 03:00 07:00 08:00 08:00 10:00 11:30
09:00 03:00 01:00 04:00 08:00 09:00 09:00 11:00 12:30
10:00 04:00 02:00 05:00 09:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 13:30
11:00 05:00 03:00 06:00 10:00 11:00 11:00 13:00 14:30
12:00 06:00 04:00 07:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 14:00 15:30
13:00 07:00 05:00 08:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 15:00 16:30
14:00 08:00 06:00 09:00 13:00 14:00 14:00 16:00 17:30
15:00 09:00 07:00 10:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 17:00 18:30
16:00 10:00 08:00 11:00 15:00 16:00 16:00 18:00 19:30
17:00 11:00 09:00 12:00 16:00 17:00 17:00 19:00 20:30
18:00 12:00 10:00 13:00 17:00 18:00 18:00 20:00 21:30
19:00 13:00 11:00 14:00 18:00 19:00 19:00 21:00 22:30
20:00 14:00 12:00 15:00 19:00 20:00 20:00 22:00 23:30
21:00 15:00 13:00 16:00 20:00 21:00 21:00 23:00 00:30 +1
22:00 16:00 14:00 17:00 21:00 22:00 22:00 00:00 +1 01:30 +1
23:00 17:00 15:00 18:00 22:00 23:00 23:00 01:00 +1 02:30 +1

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Rome, Italy is 16:55 (CEST). Rome uses the Europe/Rome time zone, which is UTC+02:00.

Rome uses CET (UTC+01:00) in winter and switches to CEST (UTC+02:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is Europe/Rome.

Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Rome is on October 25, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.

The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Rome is Europe/Rome. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.

It is currently PM in Rome. The local time is 16:55 (CEST).

Rome is UTC+01:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC+02:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC+02:00.

The next daylight saving transition in Rome is on October 25, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 02:00 local time.

Rome is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.