Italy · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Bologna, Italy runs on UTC+2. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. There is a 6-hour difference between Bologna and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Bologna lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Bologna and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Bologna lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Bologna and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Bologna lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Bologna.
Practical Info
Bologna (Italy) is home to roughly 390K people. Today brings about 15.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 21:06. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 44° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Italy
Capital
Rome
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Rome
Coordinates
44.49°N, 11.34°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+39
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Italian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The University of Bologna dates its founding to 1088, which makes it the oldest continuously operating university in the world. The word universitas was first used here for the student guilds who hired and fired their own professors.
The clock: Bologna keeps UTC+1. Its two leaning towers have stood since the 12th century; the shorter one, Garisenda, leans about four degrees — more than Pisa's.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap