Current time in Rome

Italy · UTC+1/UTC+2

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Europe/Rome

UTC offset

UTC+1/UTC+2

Daylight Saving

Yes — observed

Time zone ID

Europe/Rome

Business hours

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM CET (Monday–Friday)

About Rome's time zone

Rome follows Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and CEST (UTC+2) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. As the seat of the Vatican and the Italian government, Rome operates on the same time zone as most of continental Europe. Rome's position as a tourist destination means its hotels and restaurants often cater to multiple time zones simultaneously — a Roman restaurant in summer might serve breakfast to Japanese tourists at 7 AM while Australian visitors are just finishing their evening stroll.

Best time to call Rome

Calling from	Recommended window
New York	9:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET (3:00 PM–midnight CET)
London	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM GMT
Dubai	12:00 PM – 9:00 PM GST
Buenos Aires	5:00 AM – 2:00 PM ART

Did you know? The Vatican City, located within Rome, technically has its own time — but it follows Italian time exactly. Vatican Radio once broadcast across the world using UTC as its reference, creating a situation where the Pope's blessing at noon Rome time was 11:00 AM in London and 6:00 AM in New York. Today, Vatican broadcasts are synchronized with Italian radio.

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