Switzerland
Time now in Cantone Ticino
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 08:25Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
350,986
Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
08:25
Day length
13h 54m
Coordinates
46.28, 8.79
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About the time in Cantone Ticino
The zone identifier Europe/Zurich is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/Zurich keeps pointing at Zurich time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Cantone Ticino runs on Europe/Zurich, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Cantone Ticino day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 07:00–15:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cantone Ticino
- When do the sun rise and set in Cantone Ticino today?
- Sunrise is at 06:30 and sunset at 08:25, giving 13h 54m of daylight.
- Does Cantone Ticino change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- Which time zone is Cantone Ticino in?
- Cantone Ticino uses Europe/Zurich, currently UTC +2.
- What time is it in Cantone Ticino right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cantone Ticino, updating every second from Europe/Zurich (UTC +2).
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