Vatican City, Vatican City
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Current time in Vatican City
Time zone: CEST (UTC/GMT +02:00) — Europe/Vatican
| Local Clock Offset: Yesterday, 2 H |
| Time zone: (UTC/GMT +02:00) Europe/Vatican |
Vatican City time zone and UTC offset
Clocks in Vatican City are set to CEST, 2 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+02:00). Software that asks for a region wants Europe/Vatican — the IANA identifier for this zone.
This zone does shift. On Sunday, 25 October 2026 the clocks go back 1 hour and Vatican City moves to CET, so anything booked across that date needs checking.
How far ahead or behind is Vatican City?
Read this as: relative to each city below, Vatican City is the stated amount ahead or behind, right now.
| New York | UTC-04:00 | Vatican City is 6 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | UTC-07:00 | Vatican City is 9 hours ahead |
| London | UTC+01:00 | Vatican City is 1 hour ahead |
| Paris | UTC+02:00 | same time as Vatican City |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | Vatican City is 2 hours behind |
| Mumbai | UTC+05:30 | Vatican City is 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai | UTC+08:00 | Vatican City is 6 hours behind |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | Vatican City is 7 hours behind |
| Sydney | UTC+10:00 | Vatican City is 8 hours behind |
| Sao Paulo | UTC-03:00 | Vatican City is 5 hours ahead |
Working hours that match Vatican City
Overlap of a normal working day, shown in Vatican City time — outside these windows one side is off the clock.
| Paris | 09:00–17:00 in Vatican City | 8 hours overlap |
| London | 10:00–17:00 in Vatican City | 7 hours overlap |
| Dubai | 09:00–15:00 in Vatican City | 6 hours overlap |
| Mumbai | 09:00–13:30 in Vatican City | 4.5 hours overlap |
No shared working window exists with Los Angeles or Sydney, so those calls have to sit outside somebody's normal hours.
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