Time in Austria

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In Austria, the standard time is Central European Time[a] (CET; UTC+01:00).[1] Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST).[2]

InitialsCET
Adopted1 October 1891 (Prague and Budapest)
1 April 1893 (Vienna)
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Time in Austria
A clock tower in Austria
Time zoneCentral European Time
InitialsCET
UTC offsetUTC+01:00
Adopted1 October 1891 (Prague and Budapest)
1 April 1893 (Vienna)
Daylight saving time
NameCentral European Summer Time
InitialsCEST
UTC offsetUTC+02:00
StartLast Sunday in March (02:00 CET)
EndLast Sunday in October (03:00 CEST)
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Europe/Vienna
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History

The Austro-Hungarian Empire adopted CET on 1 October 1891. At first railways and post offices, cities such as Prague and Budapest; however, not Vienna.[3][4] Vienna eventually adopted CET on 1 April 1893.[5]

Time notation

IANA time zone database

In the IANA time zone database, Austria is given the zone Europe/Vienna.[6]

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c.c.* coordinates* TZ* Comments UTC offsetDST
AT+4813+01620Europe/Vienna+01:00+02:00
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