Time-zone spread
Italy is modeled as a single-zone country on this page, so the main planning risk is not internal time spread but coordination with DST-observing countries elsewhere.
Largest indexed cluster: Europe/Rome · 4 cities.
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Country time hub
Italy has 1 time zone.
Last updated recently. Country-level time references, currency snapshots, nearby airports, and next-holiday context refresh on the daily page update window.
What time is it in Italy
It's currently 12:01 PM GMT+2 in Italy, which is UTC+02:00. Italy observes daylight saving time.
Primary timezone
Europe/Rome
Indexed cities
4
Next holiday
Republic Day
June 2, 2026
Airport pages
12
Operational country read
This page is classified as a single-zone travel hub. It combines city coverage, time-zone spread, holiday signals, airport links, and reference-market overlap so users can decide whether to open a city page, a meeting planner, or a travel page next.
Time-zone spread
Italy is modeled as a single-zone country on this page, so the main planning risk is not internal time spread but coordination with DST-observing countries elsewhere.
Largest indexed cluster: Europe/Rome · 4 cities.
Reference-market overlap
Italy overlaps 2 of 8 reference markets right now. Use those rows for live calls and treat the remaining markets as async handoffs.
Snapshot uses 8 reference market clocks against Europe/Rome.
Planning next step
Italy has an airport-country page, so travel planning can move from national time context into arrival-city and airport-zone details.
Country evidence
Practical use cases
Trust boundaries
Updated 2026-05-22 · ECB rates
Code
Euro
1 USD = 0.8624 EUR
Quick conversions
Italy has approximately 58.9 million residents (ISTAT 2024) and a nominal GDP of around 2.3 trillion USD (IMF 2024), the EU's third-largest economy. Civil time runs on Europe/Rome (CET UTC+1 / CEST UTC+2) under the EU DST directive; the 2018 EU consultation voted to abolish clock changes but the planned 2021 implementation remains paused. A parliamentary republic since the 1946 referendum that ended the monarchy, Italy is a founding EU member, Schengen and eurozone state, and hosts Borsa Italiana in Milan (part of Euronext since 2021). Italian is the sole official national language with several recognised regional and minority languages. Italy ranks among the top five global destinations by international tourist arrivals and faces a structural challenge from one of the world's oldest population profiles, with a median age above 48. Sitting near the western edge of CET, Rome's late-December sunrise falls around 7:35 am.
Sources
Last verified 2026-05-23 (manual).
Capital
Rome
Population
58,927,633
Area
301,336 km²
Languages
Italian, Catalan
Currencies
EUR
Indexed cities
4
Indexed airports
12
Next public holiday
June 2, 2026
Italy is one of the country intelligence hubs in WorldClockTools, so this page combines live timezone structure, major city clocks, holidays, airports, and same-day planning signals instead of stopping at a flat country index.
Italy currently spans 1 curated timezone. It sits in the Southern Europe subregion. The wider region is Europe.
Tue, Jun 2
Milan
12:01 PM
Europe/Rome
Tue, Jun 2
Naples
12:01 PM
Europe/Rome
Tue, Jun 2
Rome
12:01 PM
Europe/Rome
Tue, Jun 2
Turin
12:01 PM
Europe/Rome
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
| Reference market | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:01 AM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 06:01 AM | -6h | Plan around office hours |
| Los Angeles | 03:01 AM | -9h | Plan around office hours |
| Dubai | 02:01 PM | +2h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 06:01 PM | +6h | Plan around office hours |
| Tokyo | 07:01 PM | +7h | Plan around office hours |
| Sydney | 08:01 PM | +8h | Plan around office hours |
| São Paulo | 07:01 AM | -5h | Plan around office hours |
Il Caravaggio International AirportBGY
Orio al Serio (BG)
Europe/Rome
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportBLQ
Bologna
Europe/Rome
Bari Karol Wojtyła International AirportBRI
Bari
Europe/Rome
Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International AirportCIA
Rome
Europe/Rome
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportFCO
Rome
Europe/Rome
Florence Airport, PeretolaFLR
Firenze (FI)
Europe/Rome
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Reference fields include Italy: ISO code, canonical slug, timezone roster, indexed cities, airport rows, next holiday, currency/language hints, reference-market overlap, and country-specific planning text.
Country time hubs work best when they connect to the deeper city, airport, compare, and market route families.
Public holidays in Italy
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Airports in Italy
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Market hours
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