Turin, Italy · UTC+2
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Turin is in the Central European Time zone (CET/UTC+1), shifting to UTC+2 in summer. Italy follows EU daylight saving rules.
Turin was Italy’s first national capital, from 1861 to 1865, before the capital moved to Florence and then Rome. The city is now known for Fiat, Juventus, and an industrial heritage that shaped northern Italy. The Shroud of Turin, one of Catholicism’s most debated relics, is kept here.
Italy keeps Central European Time, UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 during summer DST. At 45 degrees north, Turin gets meaningful daylight variation: summer evenings with sunset after 9pm, winter darkness arriving before 5pm. The northern Italian work culture, more punctual and scheduled than the southern stereotype, adapts to this with an early morning start in winter.
The Fiat Lingotto factory, built in the 1920s with a rooftop test track where completed cars did speed runs above the factory floor, is one of the most architecturally audacious industrial buildings ever constructed. It’s now a conference center and shopping mall. Time moves differently through former factories.
Olympics, Alps, and northern work culture
Turin hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics. The city’s relationship with winter is practical rather than romantic: the Alps are an hour away, and the cold is a fact of life rather than a novelty.
9am in Turin is 8am in London. Milan and Genoa nearby share the Rome timezone.
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Questions about time in Turin
- What timezone is Turin in?
- Turin is in Central European Time (CET), using the IANA timezone
Europe/Rome. The standard UTC offset is UTC+1 in winter. During daylight saving time (summer), it becomes Central European Summer Time (CEST) at UTC+2. - Does Turin observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Turin observes daylight saving time. In 2026, clocks spring forward one hour on Sunday, March 29 and fall back one hour on Sunday, October 25. During DST, the UTC offset shifts from UTC+1 to UTC+2.
- What is the current UTC offset for Turin?
- Turin is currently at UTC+2. It is currently observing daylight saving time.
- What is the time difference between Turin and New York?
- Turin is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Turin and London?
- Turin is currently 1 hour ahead of London. Both cities observe daylight saving time on the same schedule (last Sunday of March and October), so the gap stays consistent year-round.
- What is the time difference between Turin and Los Angeles?
- Turin is currently 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Turin and Tokyo?
- Turin is currently 7 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so this gap changes by 1 hour when Turin transitions to/from DST.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Turin?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Turin is
Europe/Rome. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Europe/Rome' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Europe/Rome')`), or any IANA-compatible library. - Is CET the same as CEST?
- No. CET (Central European Time, UTC+1) is the standard winter time used by Turin and most of Central Europe. CEST (Central European Summer Time, UTC+2) is the same zone during daylight saving time. The abbreviation changes, but it is the same IANA timezone — the offset shifts by one hour.