What time is it in Slovenia?
CET / CEST · Europe/Ljubljana
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CET UTC+01:00
UTC+01:00
UTC+02:00 in summerCentral European Standard Time
Slovenia runs on srednjeevropski čas, Central European Time, at UTC+1, and switches to poletni čas, summer time at UTC+2, on the last Sunday in March, returning on the last Sunday in October. There is one zone from the Julian Alps to the Adriatic coast at Piran, filed in the time zone database as Europe/Ljubljana, so Ljubljana's clock is the national clock.
Today
Daylight in Ljubljana today
DayLive
12:00
- Sunrise
- 06:55First light 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:49Last light 19:19
- Day length
- 11 h 54 min−3 min on yesterday
- Solar noon
- 12:52Sun at 42°, its highest
Plan a call
Find an hour that works in Slovenia 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 Slovenia is from other places
Neighbours
- AustriaViennaSame time
- CroatiaZagrebSame time
- HungaryBudapestSame time
- 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 Slovenia
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 |
Central European Time reached the Slovene lands on 1 October 1891, when Austria-Hungary adopted it, and the country has kept that standard offset ever since. Summer time was first used during the Second World War, from 1941. The modern practice dates from a Yugoslav law of 16 November 1982, which brought in poletni čas from 1983, while Slovenia was one of Yugoslavia's republics. That law outlived Yugoslavia and stayed in force until 1996, when the end of summer time moved to the last Sunday in October. In 2006 Slovenia took over the European Union standard it follows today.
Slovenia has been bound by the Union's clock rules since joining on 1 May 2004. On 26 March 2019 the European Parliament approved a directive ending seasonal changes from 2021, after which each member state would keep either summer or winter time permanently, but the Council of the European Union had still not approved it by March 2026, and the Slovenian clocks keep moving twice a year.
Daylight
Sunrise and sunset through the year in Ljubljana
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Daylight
- 11 h 54 min
- Change
- −3 min
Longest day of 2026: 19 June, 15 h 46 min.
Computed for 46.05, 14.51 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
- 5. 3. 26
- Long date
- 5. marec 2026
- Week starts
- Monday
- Zone names
- CET / CEST
- Time zone database
- Ljubljana
History
How the clocks in Slovenia got here
- 1970
- To 1982.UTC+01:00 all year, no summer time.
- 1983
- To today.UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer time.
From the IANA time zone database, Europe/Ljubljana, 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 Slovenia
What time zone is Slovenia in?
Central European Time, srednjeevropski čas in Slovene, abbreviated CET and set at UTC+1, for the winter half of the year. From the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October it is Central European Summer Time, CEST, at UTC+2. The whole country shares one zone, recorded in the time zone database as Europe/Ljubljana.
When do the clocks change in Slovenia in 2026?
Summer time began on Sunday 29 March 2026, when 02:00 became 03:00, and ends on Sunday 25 October 2026, when 03:00 turns back to 02:00. The 2027 changes follow the same rule of the last Sunday in the month: forward on 28 March and back on 31 October. Every European Union member changes on those nights.
When did Slovenia start using summer time?
The present arrangement goes back to a law of 16 November 1982, passed while Slovenia was a Yugoslav republic, which introduced poletni čas from 1983. There had been an earlier spell during the Second World War, starting in 1941. The 1982 law was still applied after independence, until 1996 moved the end of summer time to the last Sunday in October, and the European Union standard was adopted in 2006.
Since when has Slovenia been on Central European Time?
Since 1 October 1891, when Austria-Hungary, which then ruled the Slovene lands, adopted Central European Time. The standard offset of one hour ahead of UTC has carried through the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, socialist Yugoslavia and independence in 1991 without change; only the summer rule has moved.
Is Slovenia on the same time as Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia?
Yes. All four neighbours keep Central European Time at UTC+1 and move to UTC+2 on the same two Sundays, so a clock in Ljubljana matches one in Trieste, Graz or Zagreb all year. Further south-east the offset changes: Bulgaria and Greece keep UTC+2 in winter and are an hour ahead of Ljubljana all year.
Will Slovenia stop changing the clocks?
Not while the Council of the European Union withholds its approval. The European Parliament voted on 26 March 2019 for a directive that would end the twice-yearly change and have each member state settle permanently on summer or winter time, starting no earlier than 2021. As of March 2026 the Council had not approved it, so Slovenia still changes its clocks in March and October under the existing EU rule.
How are times and dates written in Slovenia?
Slovene writing uses the 24-hour clock, so half past two in the afternoon is 14:30. Dates put the day first, each part followed by a full stop and a space: 5 March 2026 is written 5. 3. 26 in short form and 5. marec 2026 in long form, with the month in lower case. The week starts on Monday.
What is the time difference between Slovenia and London?
Slovenia is one hour ahead of London throughout the year. The United Kingdom and Slovenia change their clocks on the same Sundays in March and October, so 08:00 in London is 09:00 in Ljubljana in both January and July, and the one-hour gap never widens or closes.