In Austria, the standard time is Central European Time[a] (CET; UTC+01:00).[1] Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST).[2]
| Time in Austria | |
|---|---|
 A clock tower in Austria | |
| Time zone | Central European Time |
| Initials | CET |
| UTC offset | UTC+01:00 |
| Adopted | 1 October 1891 (Prague and Budapest) 1 April 1893 (Vienna) |
| 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/Vienna | |
History
editThe Austro-Hungarian Empire adopted CET on 1 October 1891. At first railways and post offices, cities such as Prague and Budapest, however not Vienna.[3][4] Vienna eventually adopted CET on 1 April 1893.[5]
Time notation
editIANA time zone database
editIn the IANA time zone database, Austria is given the zone Europe/Vienna.[6]
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT | +4813+01620 | Europe/Vienna | +01:00 | +02:00 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Time in Austria. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Austria at The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Kunt, Miroslav (2004). "Studie - Zavedení středoevropského času". archiv.kvalitne.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Milling, Volume 1, 1892. D.H. Ranck Publishing Company. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Time Zone in Vienna, Vienna, Austria (Wien). TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Europe (2020 edition) at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
Notes
editExternal links
edit- Current time in Austria at Time.is
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