Current Local Time in Palermo
Italy Europe/Rome CEST UTC+2 Daylight saving time
13:29:39
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+2 (+02:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+2
UTC+1 standard / UTC+2 summer
Abbreviation
CEST
CET / CEST
Daylight saving
Daylight saving time
Next change October 25, 2026
IANA time zone
Europe/Rome
Italy · Europe
Palermo time zone
Palermo moves its clocks twice a year, so no single offset describes it. It runs UTC+1 as CET in winter and UTC+2 as CEST in summer. In 2026 the switch to CEST happens on March 29, 2026 and the return to CET on October 25, 2026.
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Rome
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+1 (CET)
- Offset in daylight saving time
- UTC+2 (CEST)
- Daylight saving starts (2026)
- March 29, 2026 at 03:00
- Daylight saving ends (2026)
- October 25, 2026 at 02:00
- Most recent clock change
- March 29, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 CET to 03:00 CEST
- Next clock change
- October 25, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 CEST to 02:00 CET
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 13:00 in January · 14:00 in July
Clock changes in Palermo, 2026–2028
Full record for Palermo → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
| Date | Change | Local time | Offset after | Then called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2026 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+02:00 | CEST (DST) |
| October 25, 2026 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+01:00 | CET (standard) |
| March 28, 2027 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+02:00 | CEST (DST) |
| October 31, 2027 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+01:00 | CET (standard) |
| March 26, 2028 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+02:00 | CEST (DST) |
| October 29, 2028 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+01:00 | CET (standard) |
Sun and moon in Palermo
Computed for 38.1157°, 13.3615° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
06:10
Sunset
20:15
Day length
14h 05m
−1m 51s vs yesterday
Solar noon
13:12
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:26 | 21:58 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 05:05 | 21:20 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 05:41 | 20:44 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 06:10 | 20:15 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Palermo runs from about 9h 31m at the shortest day to 14h 49m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 22:09
- Moonset
- 09:51
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 06:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 19:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Palermo
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Time difference between Palermo and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | −6h | Varies: −6h / −5h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 08:29 | −5h | Varies: −5h / −4h |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | −1h | Fixed all year |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | +1h | Varies: +1h / +2h / ±0h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | +1h | Varies: +1h / ±0h / +2h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | +3:30h | Varies: +3:30h / +4:30h |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +8h | Varies: +8h / +10h / +9h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −9h | Varies: −9h / −8h |
Palermo at a glance
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Europe
- Coordinates
- 38.1157° N, 13.3615° E
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Rome
- Currency
- EUR
- Language
- Italian
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
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What time is it in Palermo right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Palermo, Italy, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Europe/Rome time zone rules. Palermo currently runs at UTC+2 (CEST), and switches between UTC+1 and UTC+2 across the year.
What time zone is Palermo in?
Palermo uses the IANA time zone Europe/Rome, written as CET in standard time and CEST while daylight saving time is in force. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.
What is the UTC offset in Palermo?
Palermo has two offsets. It runs at UTC+1 during standard time and at UTC+2 during daylight saving time, which is why a single fixed offset for Palermo is always wrong for part of the year. In 2026 the daylight saving period runs from March 29, 2026 to October 25, 2026.
Does Palermo observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Palermo changes its clocks twice in 2026: March 29, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 CET to 03:00 CEST; October 25, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 CEST to 02:00 CET. Time differences with other places therefore shift during the year.
What is the time difference between Palermo and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 6 hours behind Palermo. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 5 hours (New York behind Palermo) from March 8 – March 29 and October 25 – November 1.
What is the time difference between Palermo and Sao Paulo?
For most of 2026, Sao Paulo is 5 hours behind Palermo. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 4 hours (Sao Paulo behind Palermo) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Palermo and London?
London is 1 hour behind Palermo, and that gap holds all year — neither city moves its clocks in a way that changes it.
How long is the day in Palermo?
Day length in Palermo ranges from about 9h 31m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 14h 49m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 38.12°, longitude 13.36°.