30 Mar 2025, 02:00
| Country: | Italy |
|---|---|
| Long Name: | Italian Republic |
| Abbreviations: | IT, ITA |
| Capital: | Rome |
| Time Zones: | 1 |
| Dial Code: | +39 |
30 Mar
Forward 1 hour
30 Mar 2025 - Daylight Saving Time Starts
When local standard time is about to reach
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 02:00:00 clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 03:00:00 local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on 30 Mar 2025 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening and less light in the morning.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
26 Oct
Back 1 hour
26 Oct 2025 - Daylight Saving Time Ends
When local daylight time is about to reach
Sunday, 26 October 2025, 03:00:00 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, 26 October 2025, 02:00:00 local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 26 Oct 2025 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning and less light in the evening.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
When Does DST Start and End in Italy?
Italy's DST period starts on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October, together with most other European countries.
One of the First Countries to Use DST
In April 1916, Germany became the first country to observe Daylight Saving Time (DST). Just months after that, Italy followed suit. The country's first DST period began on June 4 of the same year.
After Italy had abolished DST in 1921, the dictator Benito Mussolini revived the measure in 1940, when the country observed all-year DST until November 2, 1942. From 1943 to 1948, the DST schedule was back on track, starting around March or April and ending either in September or October, depending on the year. There was no DST in Italy from 1948 to 1966, when it was reintroduced.
In 1996, Italy adopted the EU’s DST schedule, which the country still follows today.
Daylight Saving Time History in Italy
- Italy first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1916.
- Italy has observed DST for 74 years between 1916 and 2025.
- Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1965.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics