
Timezone and DST in Vatican
Timezones are always computed by their difference to UTC, the "Universal Time Coordinated". In Vatican City there is only a single tonezone at UTC+1. For example, New York is currently at UTC-4 in Eastern Time, so the time difference between New York and Vatican City is 5 hours.They have a nationwide clock change from standard time to daylight saving time, where the clocks are switched forward by one hour in summer.
The next clock change in Vatican City will be on March 26th, 2023 at 2:00 to daylight saving time. The clocks are then set one hour forward.
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Current time in all regions of Vatican:
00:00
March 2023
Only 1 nationwide time zone
UTC | +1 |
Standard time: | Central European Time (CET) |
Daylight saving time: | Central European Summertime (CEST) |

The next clock changes in Vatican City
Date | Local time | Change |
---|---|---|
Oct 30, 2022 | 3:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 26, 2023 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 29, 2023 | 3:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 31, 2024 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 27, 2024 | 3:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 30, 2025 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 26, 2025 | 3:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 29, 2026 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 25, 2026 | 3:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 28, 2027 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |