Switzerland
Time now in Lugano
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 08:22Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
62,615
Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
08:22
Day length
13h 50m
Coordinates
46.01, 8.97
Time difference from Lugano
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Lugano right now.
Lugano on the map
About the time in Lugano
Sunrise today lands at 06:32 and sunset at 08:22 local time, giving 13h 50m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (46.01, 8.97) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Lugano.
Around 62,615 people live in Lugano, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Lugano 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Lugano
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Europe/Zurich, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Lugano right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Lugano, updating every second from Europe/Zurich (UTC +2).
- What are normal business hours in Lugano in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Lugano runs from 07:00–15:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Lugano in?
- Lugano uses Europe/Zurich, currently UTC +2.
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