Time Zone History

Albania time zone history

Tirane kept local mean time (UTC+1:19:20) until 1914, the latest switch of the 21 zones on UTC+1 standard time. On standard time, clocks in Tirane run 19 minutes behind local mean solar time.

UTC+1

Standard time is UTC+1 (CEST/CET); clocks go forward to UTC+2 on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.

tz database name Europe/Tirane

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Summer time in 53 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+1: today’s standard timeUTC+1:19:20: 19 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+2: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+1: today’s standard timeUTC+1:19:20: 19 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC+2: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 1, 1914Local mean time (UTC+1:19:20) replacedUTC+1CET

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1940June 16not that year1 hour, CET to CEST
1942not that yearNovember 21 hour
1943March 29April 101 hour, CET to CEST
Since 1970
1974May 4October 21 hour, CET to CEST
1975May 1October 21 hour, CET to CEST
1976May 2October 31 hour, CET to CEST
1977May 8October 21 hour, CET to CEST
1978May 6October 11 hour, CET to CEST
1979May 5September 301 hour, CET to CEST
1980May 3October 41 hour, CET to CEST
1981April 26September 271 hour, CET to CEST
1982May 2October 31 hour, CET to CEST
1983April 18October 11 hour, CET to CEST
1984April 1September 301 hour, CET to CEST
1985–1995last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in September, 03:001 hour, CET to CEST
1996–2037last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in October, 03:001 hour, CET to CEST

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

The clocks go forward 1 hour (CET to CEST) on March 29, 2026, March 28, 2027 and March 26, 2028 at 02:00 and back 1 hour (CEST to CET) on October 25, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 29, 2028 at 03:00, local time.

Also on UTC+1

Serbia, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Poland and Germany (nearest first; 10 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Bulgaria (325 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 914 days in 1974–1996.
  • Serbia (393 km): same time except 1,398 days in 1974–1984.
  • Greece (501 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 512 days in 1974–1984.
  • Italy (614 km): same time except 787 days in 1970–1984.
  • Romania (616 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 916 days in 1974–1996.

How it compares

Standard time has stayed at UTC+1 since 1914.