Monaco — Europe/Monaco
The current local time in the Europe/Monaco IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Monaco in the area around Monaco. The zone is currently at UTC +02:00 · CEST and observes daylight saving time.
Europe/Monaco
Thursday, 22 October 2026 CEST
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +02:00
Daylight saving: Observed
January offset +01:00 · July offset +02:00
Countries using Europe/Monaco
Monaco vs. major cities
How far Monaco is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Monaco, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Monaco | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −9 h | 00:00 | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
| Delhi · India | +3:30 h | 12:30 | 09:00–13:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Beijing · China | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Monaco time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Monaco
Since 1970, Monaco has gone through 2 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 51 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 1976, is UTC +01:00 with UTC +02:00 in daylight saving time. Clocks currently go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October, a rule in place since 1996.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +02:00 |
| Sunday, 25 October 2026 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC +01:00 |
| Sunday, 28 March 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +02:00 |
| Sunday, 31 October 2027 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC +01:00 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1975 | UTC +01:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1976–2026 | UTC +01:00, DST UTC +02:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October (since 1996) |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Monaco
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Europe/Monaco on every day of 2026, changing their clocks at the same moments. Their histories may differ.
Europe/Amsterdam Andorra Europe/Andorra Belgrade Europe/Belgrade Berlin Europe/Berlin Bratislava Europe/Bratislava Brussels Europe/Brussels Budapest Europe/Budapest Busingen Europe/Busingen Copenhagen Europe/Copenhagen Gibraltar Europe/Gibraltar Ljubljana Europe/Ljubljana Luxembourg Europe/Luxembourg Madrid Europe/Madrid Malta Europe/Malta Oslo Europe/Oslo Paris Europe/Paris Podgorica Europe/Podgorica Prague Europe/Prague More references for Europe/Monaco
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