Time in Vatican City

Central European Standard Time (UTC+1, UTC+1)

Current local time: 20:50

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Vatican City: · 10 Nov 2026

Vatican City time zone

Time zone
UTC+1 · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+2 (UTC+2) - in 138 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Vatican uses Central European Standard Time.

  • UTC+1 · UTC+1Europe/VaticanUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Vatican City

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Vatican City
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London1 h behindCompare Vatican City and London
New York6 h behindCompare Vatican City and New York
Los Angeles9 h behindCompare Vatican City and Los Angeles
BerlinSame timeCompare Vatican City and Berlin
Dubai3 h aheadCompare Vatican City and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day4 h 30 min aheadCompare Vatican City and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day7 h aheadCompare Vatican City and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day8 h aheadCompare Vatican City and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day10 h aheadCompare Vatican City and Sydney
CopenhagenSame timeCompare Vatican City and Copenhagen

Sun in Vatican City today

Daylight
06:5310h 1m16:54

10h 1m today - 5h 13m less than the longest day and 0h 53m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Vatican City

City facts
Country
Vatican
Population
829
Dialing code
Currency
EUR · Euro
Coordinates
41.9027°, 12.4541°

Public holidays in Vatican

Holidays
  1. Immaculate Conception

    Tuesday · in 28 days

    National
  2. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 45 days

    Nationallong weekend
  3. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 46 days

    National
  4. St. John

    Sunday · in 47 days

    National
  5. New Year’s Eve

    Thursday · in 51 days

    National

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Vatican City in?
Vatican City uses Europe/Vatican: UTC+1 (UTC+1).
02Does Vatican City have daylight saving time?
28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+2 (UTC+2) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Vatican City and London?
Vatican City is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Vatican City from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Vatican City.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Vatican City in?
Vatican City is in Central European Standard Time (UTC+1/UTC+2), Europe/Vatican. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does Vatican City use daylight saving time?
Yes. Vatican City changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Vatican City and UTC?
Vatican City is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.