Current time in Rome
Italy · Europe/Rome
Rome, Italy
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- Time zone
- CEST
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- vs Wales
- +1h
- Daylight saving
- Observed
Europe/Rome
Current difference
Next change 25 Oct 2026
Rome compared with Wales
Live difference between Rome and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Rome runs 1 hour ahead of Wales at the moment. If you are arranging a call from Cardiff, Swansea or Newport, a 12:00 start here lands at 13:00 in Rome. Because Rome also changes its clocks, this gap is not fixed, it shifts by an hour for a few weeks each spring and autumn when the two countries switch on different dates.
When it is this time in Rome
The same moment, shown in major cities worldwide.
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Nearby & related cities
Other places in Italy and in time zones close to Rome.
Rome time, questions
- What time is it in Rome right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rome, Italy, updating every second. Rome uses the Europe/Rome time zone, currently CEST (UTC+2).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Rome?
- Rome is currently 1 hour ahead of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 13:00 in Rome. Note that this gap can change by an hour at daylight saving transitions, which do not always happen on the same date in both countries.
- Does Rome observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Rome changes its clocks twice a year. The next change is on 25 October 2026, when the offset moves from UTC+2 to UTC+1.
- What time zone is Rome in?
- Rome is in the Europe/Rome time zone of the IANA database, shown as CEST and equal to UTC+2.
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