Italy · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Catania, 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 Catania 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 Catania lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Catania 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 Catania lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Catania 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 Catania 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 Catania.
Practical Info
Catania (Italy) is home to roughly 300K people. Today brings about 14.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:42, sunset at 20:24. 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 38° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Italy
Capital
Rome
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Rome
Coordinates
37.50°N, 15.09°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+39
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Italian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Catania was destroyed by an Etna eruption in 1669 and an earthquake in 1693, then rebuilt in baroque using the black lava stone that had buried it — which is why the city is dark grey. Etna, still active, is Europe's tallest volcano at about 3,350 metres.
The clock: Catania keeps UTC+1. Etna's height changes with each eruption, so the figure is revised regularly.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap