Austria Time Now

What is the time now in Austria?

Current timezone:
Current offset: UTC/GMT +02:00
Observe DST: Yes

DST starts on: Sunday, March 29, 2026

DST ends on: Sunday, October 25, 2026

Vienna, Austria is 9 hours ahead of local time Los Angeles, United States.

Is it CET or CEST?

European Summer Time begins in the Europe on the last Sunday of March and concludes on the last Sunday of October. This is due to the fact that during the warmer months, clocks are advanced so that darkness falls later.

Austria Map

Image: TripMyDream

Key cities within Austria with the same time: Vienna, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Linz, Klagenfurt, Graz.

Timezone Abbreviations

CET - Central European Time,
CEST - Central European Summer Time

The IANA time zone identifier for Austria is Europe/Vienna.

Austria Overview

  • Official Name: Republic of Austria
  • Continent: Europe
  • Region: Central Europe
  • Area: ~83,858 km²
  • Capital: Vienna
  • Largest City: Vienna
  • Borders: Germany and Czechia (north), Slovakia and Hungary (east), Slovenia and Italy (south), Switzerland and Liechtenstein (west)
  • Currency: Euro (EUR)
  • Calling code: +43
  • Internet top level domain: .at
  • Latitude: 47.33°N, Longitude: 13.33°E
  • Population: ~9 million
  • Time Zone: Central European Time (CET, UTC+1); observes daylight saving time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer

Related: European Timezones.