Italy · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Padua, 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 Padua 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 Padua lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Padua 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 Padua lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Padua 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 Padua 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 Padua.
Practical Info
Padua (Italy) is home to roughly 210K people. Today brings about 15.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:24, 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 45° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Italy
Capital
Rome
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Rome
Coordinates
45.41°N, 11.88°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+39
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Italian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Padua's Orto Botanico was founded in 1545 to grow medicinal plants and is the oldest academic botanical garden still in its original location. Galileo taught at the university here for eighteen years, which he later called the happiest of his life.
The clock: Padua keeps UTC+1. Its astronomical clock in Piazza dei Signori dates from 1344 and famously omits Libra — the reason is disputed.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap