Daylight saving time in Italy
Italy observes daylight saving time. Clocks move forward at the start of daylight saving time and move back when daylight saving time ends.
The next daylight saving transition in Italy is on October 25, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Italy.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Mar 30, 2025,DST end (fall back)Oct 26, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Mar 29, 2026,DST end (fall back)Oct 25, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Mar 28, 2027,DST end (fall back)Oct 31, 2027,
- 2028DST 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
Italy observes daylight saving time. Clocks move forward at the start of daylight saving time and move back when daylight saving time ends.
The next daylight saving transition in Italy is on October 25, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
The primary IANA identifier for Italy is Europe/Rome. Operating systems and APIs use this identifier to compute the correct local time.
Clocks move forward by one hour when daylight saving time starts (commonly called "spring forward") and move back by one hour when it ends ("fall back").
Daylight saving time was originally introduced to align daylight hours with typical working hours during summer. Most countries that still observe DST do so by legislation; several have debated or introduced proposals to abolish it.
All DST transition dates come from the IANA Time Zone Database (tzdata), which is the authoritative source used by operating systems worldwide. Dates refresh on every IANA release.