Current time in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, time zones and time difference

Current time in Bologna

16:04:23
DST

Mittwoch

12.08.2026

Time zones in Bologna

Standard time: Central European Time CET
Daylight saving time: Central European Summer Time CEST
Universal Time Code: UTC+01:00
Time zone in PHP (IANA time zone identifier / TZ ID): Europe/Rome

Time difference between Bologna and Germany

+/-0 Stunden

The current time difference between Bologna and Germany is +/-0 Stunden.

Time difference between Bologna and other places worldwide:

Daylight Saving Time in Bologna

In Bologna, clocks are set to daylight saving time during the summer months. The time zone then in effect is Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00).

Standard time: Central European Time CET (UTC+01:00)
Daylight saving time: Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00)

Next change to standard time: Sunday, 25.10.2026
The clocks move back by 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00.
Next change to daylight saving time: Sunday, 28.03.2027
The clocks move forward by 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.

Information about Bologna

Bologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy

Bologna was named a European Capital of Culture for 2000, along with Avignon, Bergen, Brussels, Helsinki, Kraków, Prague, Reykjavík, and Santiago de Compostela.