Catania uses Europe/Rome — UTC+01:00 (CET) in standard time and UTC+02:00 (CEST) during daylight saving time. It is located in Sicily, Italy. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Catania's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Catania uses UTC+01:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC+02:00 (CEST) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Catania is Europe/Rome. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 29 March 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 25 October 2026 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 28 March 2027 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 31 October 2027 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 26 March 2028 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 29 October 2028 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 25 March 2029 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 28 October 2029 at 03:00 → 02:00
Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo
Currency: Euro (EUR). Calling code: +39. Languages: Italian.
Catania (, UK also , US also ; Sicilian and Italian: [kaˈtaːnja] ) is the second-largest city in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second largest city of the island, Catania is the centre of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, which is among the largest in Italy.
It has important road and rail transport infrastructures, and hosts the main airport of Sicily (fifth-largest in Italy). The city is located on Sicily's east coast, facing the Ionian Sea at the base of the active volcano Mount Etna.
It is the capital of the 58-municipality province known as the Metropolitan City of Catania, which is the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Italy. The population of the city proper is 296,984, while the population of the metropolitan city is 1,067,550.
Catania was founded in the 8th century BC by Chalcidian Greeks in Magna Graecia. The city has weathered multiple geologic catastrophes: it was almost completely destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 1169. A major eruption and lava flow from nearby Mount Etna nearly swamped the city in 1669 and it suffered severe devastation from the 1693 Sicily earthquake...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Catania. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
311,584 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Sicily, Italy.
Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00 (CET).
Observes DST.
Euro (EUR) · +39.
Palermo, Sliema, Valletta
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) about 2.8 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 23.7°C and lows 15.6°C. Warmest month: August (average high 33.5°C); coolest month: January (average low 8.5°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Catania is the first economic and industrial hub of Sicily. The city is famous for its mainly petrochemical industry, and the extraction of sulphur. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Sicily · IANA zone: Europe/Rome · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Catania. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Catania and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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