Time in Albania
| Time in Albania | |
|---|---|
 A clock tower in Gjirokastër | |
| Time zone | Central European Time |
| Initials | CET |
| UTC offset | UTC+01:00 |
| Adopted | 1914 |
| Daylight saving time | |
| Name | Central European Summer Time |
| Initials | CEST |
| UTC offset | UTC+02:00 |
| Start | Last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) |
| End | Last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST) |
| tz database | |
| Europe/Tirane | |
In Albania, the standard time is Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00).[1] Daylight saving time, which moves one hour ahead to Central European Summer Time, is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST).[2] Albania adopted CET in 1914.[3]
IANA time zone database
[edit]In the IANA time zone database, Albania is given the zone Europe/Tirane.[4]
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | +4120+01950 | Europe/Tirane | +01:00 | +02:00 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Time in Albania. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Albania at The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Time Zone & Clock Changes in Tirana, Albania. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Europe (2020 edition) at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Current time in Albania at Time.is
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