Current time in Montenegro

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

Current time in Podgorica, Montenegro
22:24 31
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 CEST UTC+02:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
IANA time zone
Europe/Podgorica
Daylight saving
DST in effect
CET / CEST
Next DST change
October 25
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Podgorica, Montenegro is ⁦22:24⁩ (⁦CEST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+02:00⁩.

Podgorica is the capital of Montenegro, located at 42.441, 19.263.

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

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

Timezone in Podgorica

Central European Time (CET)

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

Time zones in Montenegro

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Europe/Podgorica

CEST UTC+02:00

Etc/GMT-1

GMT+1 UTC+01:00

World clock

Compared with Podgorica

Podgorica
22:24
0h
Nikšić
22:24
0h
Herceg Novi
22:24
0h
Pljevlja
22:24
0h
Budva
22:24
0h
Bar
22:24
0h
Bijelo Polje
22:24
0h
Cetinje
22:24
0h
Berane
22:24
0h
Ulcinj
22:24
0h

Daylight saving time in Montenegro

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 Montenegro.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Montenegro is 22:24 CEST. The primary clock uses Europe/Podgorica, currently UTC+02:00 from UTC.

Montenegro has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Europe/Podgorica, Etc/GMT-1.

The primary time zone for Montenegro observes daylight saving time. The next known clock change is tracked from the IANA time zone database.