Time Zone History

Serbia time zone history

Standard time has stayed at UTC+1 since 1884, the sixth-longest run of the 148 zones with no change of standard time since 1970. The zone’s clock record is used in 6 countries and territories today.

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/Belgrade

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Summer time in 44 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+1: today’s standard timeUTC+1:22: 22 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+2: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+1: today’s standard timeUTC+1:22: 22 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC+2: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 1, 1884Local mean time (UTC+1:22) replacedUTC+1CET

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1941April 18not that year1 hour, CET to CEST
1942not that yearNovember 21 hour, CET to CEST
1943March 29October 41 hour, CET to CEST
1944April 3October 21 hour, CET to CEST
1945May 8September 161 hour, CET to CEST
Since 1970
1983–1995last 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

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

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Hungary (316 km): same time except 539 days in 1980–1983.
  • Bulgaria (329 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 712 days in 1979–1996.
  • Albania (393 km): same time except 1,398 days in 1974–1984.
  • Romania (445 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 667 days in 1979–1996.
  • Austria (493 km): same time except 539 days in 1980–1982.

How it compares

On standard time, clocks in Belgrade run 22 minutes behind local mean solar time.