Switzerland · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Lugano, Switzerland 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 Lugano 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 Lugano lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Lugano 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 Lugano lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Lugano 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 Lugano 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 Lugano.
Practical Info
Lugano (Switzerland) is home to roughly 63K people. Today brings about 15.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:36, sunset at 21:18. 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 46° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Switzerland
Capital
Bern
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
46.00°N, 8.95°E
Currency
CHF (Fr)
Calling Code
+41
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
German, French, Italian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Ticino is the only Swiss canton where Italian is the sole official language, and Lugano is its largest city — Swiss law, Swiss francs, and a culture that is recognisably Lombard.
The clock: Lugano keeps UTC+1, the same as Milan an hour south, which is where much of its banking clientele has traditionally come from.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap