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Current time in Lugano, Switzerland

Sunday, 18 October 2026

Central European Summer TimeUTC+02:00

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Lugano time at a glance

Country
Switzerland
Location
City in Ticino
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
UTC offset now
UTC+02:00
Current zone label
CEST
Next clock change
25 October 2026 at 02:00 CET

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Time-zone identity for Lugano

IANA zone
Europe/Zurich
UTC offset now
UTC+02:00
Current zone label
CEST
Clock-change status
An offset change was found in the next 370 days.

Lugano is currently 2 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.

Next clock change in Lugano

UTC+01:00UTC+01:00

This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.

Time-zone history

UTC offset changes for Lugano

A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Europe/Zurich, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.

Previous 5 years

  1. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
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  9. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
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Next 5 years

  1. UTC+01:00 UTC+01:00UTC offset decreased by
  2. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
  3. UTC+01:00 UTC+01:00UTC offset decreased by
  4. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
  5. UTC+01:00 UTC+01:00UTC offset decreased by
  6. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
  7. UTC+01:00 UTC+01:00UTC offset decreased by
  8. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
  9. UTC+01:00 UTC+01:00UTC offset decreased by
  10. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by

Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.

Location context

About Lugano

Location details for Lugano in Ticino, Switzerland.

Administrative area
Ticino, Switzerland
Population
63,185
Coordinates
46.0101° N, 8.9600° E. The elevation is 284 metres.

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Cities near Lugano

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Sources for Lugano time and city facts

Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.

View 3 sources
  • GeoNames cities15000
    GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · Accessed
    City and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
  • IANA Time Zone Database
    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · Accessed
    Time-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
    Unicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · Accessed
    English display names for countries, currencies and languages.
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