Current time in Florence, Italy
The current local time in Florence is shown below. Florence observes CET in winter and CEST during daylight saving time.
What's the daylight saving status?
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
What's the timezone history of Florence?
Florence sits at around 11.25 degrees east, close to the Central European Time meridian, with solar noon arriving within minutes of clock noon during standard time. The mid-19th century railway clocks here ran on Rome Mean Time before national standardisation in 1893; the modest longitude difference from Rome meant the change of around four minutes was barely noticed. Tuscany has no regional variation from the national CET/CEST schedule, and the EU-wide DST debates have produced no Italian-specific divergence.
What are the working hours in Florence?
Florence's working economy combines a substantial leather and luxury fashion sector (the historic Scuola del Cuoio still operates beside Santa Croce), tourism services drawn by the Uffizi and the Duomo, and a craft and restoration tradition. Office hours run 09:00 to 18:00 with a midday break that can extend to two hours in smaller businesses. The Pitti Uomo menswear trade fair in January and June draws around 30,000 international buyers and effectively redirects much of the central city's hospitality during the run.
Where is Florence?
Florence fills a basin on the River Arno in central Italy, surrounded by the gentle hills of Chianti to the south and the Apennines to the north. The city proper holds around 380,000 residents, with the metropolitan area reaching close to 1 million across the wider Florence-Prato-Pistoia conurbation. The historic centre, contained largely within the line of the 14th-century walls, occupies less than five square kilometres but draws around 16 million annual visitors. The hills above the city provide the elevated viewpoints of Piazzale Michelangelo and Fiesole.