Time Zone History

Tunisia time zone history

Tunis left local mean time (UTC+0:40:44) in 1881, the earliest switch of the 19 zones in Africa. In 1943 the clocks were changed 4 times. Daylight saving time was used in 9 years since 1970, last in 2008; under the current rules the clocks no longer change.

UTC+1

Standard time is UTC+1 (CET) all year under the current rules.

tz database name Africa/Tunis

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Summer time in 9 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+0:09:21: 51 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+0:40:44: 19 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+1: today’s standard timeUTC+2: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+0:09:21: 51 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+0:40:44: 19 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+1: today’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
May 12, 1881Local mean time (UTC+0:40:44) replacedUTC+0:09:21PMT
March 11, 1911Standard time forward 51 minutesUTC+1CET

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1939April 15November 191 hour, CET to CEST
1940February 25not that year1 hour, CET to CEST
1941not that yearOctober 61 hour, CET to CEST
1942March 9November 21 hour, CET to CEST
1943March 29, April 25April 17, October 41 hour, CET to CEST
1944April 3October 81 hour, CET to CEST
1945April 2September 161 hour, CET to CEST
Since 1970
1977April 30September 241 hour, CET to CEST
1978May 1October 11 hour, CET to CEST
1988June 1September 251 hour, CET to CEST
1989March 26September 241 hour, CET to CEST
1990May 1September 301 hour, CET to CEST
2005May 1September 301 hour, CET to CEST
2006–2008last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in October, 03:001 hour, CET to CEST

Also on UTC+1

Malta, Italy, Algeria, Albania, Andorra, Switzerland, Serbia, Madrid (Spain), Austria and Gibraltar (nearest first; 10 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Malta (401 km): same time except 9,505 days in 1970–2005 and 2009–2026.
  • Libya (513 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 3,449 days in 20 different years between 1977 and 2013.
  • Italy (601 km): same time except 9,325 days in 1970–2005 and 2009–2026.
  • Algeria (635 km): same time except 4,326 days in 1970–1981, 1988–1990 and 2005–2008.
  • Albania (973 km): same time except 8,823 days in 1974–2005 and 2009–2026.

How it compares

Standard time has stayed at UTC+1 since 1911.

On standard time, clocks in Tunis run 19 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.