Time in the Vatican

The Vatican keeps one time: Central European Time, UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July. Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 3:00 AM on the last Sunday in October. The Vatican borders Italy. Its capital is Vatican City.

Vatican and the countries around it
Central European TimeUTC+01:00 in January; UTC+02:00 in JulyVatican CityEurope/Vatican
Vatican (simplified outline). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Population
921 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
Total area
0.17 sq mi (0.44 km²)
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Languages
Latin, Italian, French
Calling code
+379
Driving side
Right
Country code (ISO)
VA
Coordinates (central point)
41.903227, 12.453377

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.

Daylight saving time in the Vatican

The clock above shows its next change. Governments can change these rules; the clocks follow the IANA time-zone database.

Time in neighboring countries

CountryLocal time nowDifference from the Vatican
ItalyUTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in Julysame time

Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.

Check the time at a point

Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.

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