Current time in Vatican City
Friday, 17 July 2026
Vatican City, Vatican · Europe/Vatican · UTC+02:00
Time-zone identity for Vatican City
- IANA zone
Europe/Vatican- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00
- Current zone label
- CEST
- Clock-change status
- An offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Vatican City 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 Vatican City
This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.
Weather now
Weather in Vatican City
Conditions near Vatican City and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Clear
- Feels like
- 31°C
- Humidity
- 89%
- Wind
- 3.6 km/h S
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Sunny24°C to 36°C3% chance of precipitationWind up to 19.1 km/h
- Sunny24°C to 39°C2% chance of precipitationWind up to 22 km/h
- Sunny24°C to 37°C3% chance of precipitationWind up to 19.1 km/h
Forecast valid from 01:15 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:17:29.080Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:32:29.080Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Vatican City
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Europe/Vatican, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
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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.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Vatican City
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Europe/Vatican local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Solar noon
- 13:16
- Civil twilight
- 05:17–21:15
Moon
- Moonrise
- 09:19
- Moonset
- 22:40
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 12%
Capital city context
About Vatican City, capital of Vatican
Vatican City is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Vatican. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Vatican
- Administrative area
- Vatican
- Population
- 829
- Coordinates
- 41.9027° N, 12.4541° E. The elevation is 55 metres.
Country context
Vatican City at a glance
Country information for Vatican City. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Vatican City is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- VA · VAT · 336
- Population
- 921
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Calling code
- +379
- Languages
- Latin, Italian, and French
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Europe/Vatican.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Vatican City
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Vatican City. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- RomeLazio, Italy4.9 km east
Europe/RomeSame local time - San MarinoSan Marino226 km north
Europe/San_MarinoSame local time - MonacoMunicipality of Monaco, Monaco458 km northwest
Europe/MonacoSame local time - LjubljanaSlovenia490 km north
Europe/LjubljanaSame local time - ZagrebCroatia519 km northeast
Europe/ZagrebSame local time - SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina527 km northeast
Europe/SarajevoSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Europe/Vatican when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 6691831 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:17:29.051Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:17:29.080Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:17:29.079Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.