Vatican City time zone
Time zone28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+2 (UTC+2) - in 138 days
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 differenceSun in Vatican City today
Daylight10h 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- ⌖Population
- 829
- ◉Dialing code
- ☎Currency
- EUR · Euro
Public holidays in Vatican
HolidaysImmaculate Conception
Tuesday · in 28 days
NationalChristmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekendBoxing Day
Saturday · in 46 days
NationalSt. John
Sunday · in 47 days
NationalNew Year’s Eve
Thursday · in 51 days
National
Airports near Vatican City
Airports- FCO
↑ 20 km south-west
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now


Lagosmatches until 28 Mar 2027 
Kanomatches until 28 Mar 2027 

Ibadanmatches until 28 Mar 2027 
Luandamatches until 28 Mar 2027 
Abujamatches until 28 Mar 2027 










Bucharest1141 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
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.