What time is it in San Marino?
CET / CEST · Europe/San_Marino
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CET UTC+01:00
UTC+01:00
UTC+02:00 in summerCentral European Standard Time
San Marino sets its clocks by Italy, the one country around it. Standard time is Central European Time, UTC+1, and summer time at UTC+2 runs from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October, changing on the same nights as Rome. The republic has a single zone, so the City of San Marino on Monte Titano and every other part of the territory read the same hour.
Today
Daylight in San Marino today
DayLive
12:00
- Sunrise
- 07:03First light 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:58Last light 19:27
- Day length
- 11 h 55 min−3 min on yesterday
- Solar noon
- 13:01Sun at 44°, its highest
Plan a call
Find an hour that works in San Marino and elsewhere
The two rows are the same day, hour for hour. Pick a city, then an hour, and the line between the rows marks the office hours both sides share.
Time difference
How far San Marino is from other places
Neighbours
- ItalyRomeSame time
Around the world
- London−1 h
- New York−6 h
- Los Angeles−9 h
- São Paulo−5 h
- Moscow+1 h
- Dubai+2 h
- Delhi+3:30 h
- Beijing+6 h
- Tokyo+7 h
- Sydney+8 h
Clock changes
When the clocks change in San Marino
Next change
Sunday, 25 October 2026
Clocks go back one hour: at 03:00 it becomes 02:00 CET, UTC+01:00. The night is an hour longer.
| Year | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 March 02:00 → 03:00 | 25 October 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2027 | 28 March 02:00 → 03:00 | 31 October 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2028 | 26 March 02:00 → 03:00 | 29 October 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2029 | 25 March 02:00 → 03:00 | 28 October 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2030 | 31 March 02:00 → 03:00 | 27 October 03:00 → 02:00 |
The years on record for San Marino are Italy's. Summer time was kept from 1916 to 1920, in 1940 and from 1942 to 1948, then lapsed until 1966, when an Italian law passed the year before made it compulsory across Italy. The time zone database holds no separate history for the republic: Europe/San_Marino is a link to Europe/Rome, so each entry before 1966, including Rome mean time up to 31 October 1893, is Rome's record applied to San Marino. Since 1996 the Italian summer has run on European Union dates.
Daylight
Sunrise and sunset through the year in San Marino
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Daylight
- 11 h 55 min
- Change
- −3 min
Longest day of 2026: 19 June, 15 h 29 min.
Computed for 43.93, 12.45 at sea level with the NOAA solar equations, to the nearest minute, taking no account of hills.
Writing the time
- Clock
- 24-hour
- Short date
- 05/03/26
- Long date
- 5 marzo 2026
- Week starts
- Monday
- Zone names
- CET / CEST
- Time zone database
- San Marino
History
How the clocks in San Marino got here
- 1970
- To today.UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer time.
From the IANA time zone database, Europe/San_Marino, as the build machine carries it. The database keeps this zone's own history from 1970 only; the years before are told above from the sources.
Common questions
Questions about the time in San Marino
What time zone is San Marino in?
Central European Time, UTC+1, through the winter, and Central European Summer Time, UTC+2, from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. The republic has one zone and no local variation. The time zone database names it Europe/San_Marino, a name that resolves to exactly the same rules as Europe/Rome.
When do the clocks change in San Marino in 2026?
The spring change came on 29 March 2026, when 02:00 became 03:00. The autumn change falls on Sunday 25 October, when 03:00 turns back to 02:00 and San Marino returns to UTC+1. The next pair is 28 March and 31 October 2027, the same two nights as in Italy.
Is San Marino on the same time as Italy?
Yes, in every month of the year. San Marino shares its whole border with Italy and follows Italian time without exception: the same offset in winter, the same offset in summer, and the clocks moved on the same nights. Vatican City, the other state surrounded by Italy, keeps the same hour too.
Does San Marino have its own entry in the time zone database?
Only as a name. Europe/San_Marino is a link to Europe/Rome, not a zone with rules of its own, so software asking for San Marino receives Rome's clock. The history behind it is Italy's as well: Rome mean time, 49 minutes and 56 seconds ahead of Greenwich, until 31 October 1893, then Central European Time under Italian summer-time rules. Nothing in the database records San Marino keeping a different hour from its neighbour at any point.
Since when has San Marino used summer time?
Every summer since 1966. Earlier spells ran from 1916 to 1920, in 1940 and from 1942 to 1948, the same years as in Italy, after which the practice lapsed for almost two decades. It came back under an Italian law of 1965 that took effect the following year.
Why does San Marino change its clocks on EU dates when it is not an EU member?
Because it follows Italy, and Italy follows the European Union. EU directives since 1981 have set the spring change for the last Sunday in March at 01:00 UTC, and the autumn change moved to late October in 1996, fixed on the last Sunday of the month from 1998. San Marino takes both dates from its neighbour, so any change to the EU rule would reach Sammarinese clocks through Italy.