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Vienna, Austria (GMT+1)
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Vienna is located in the Europe/Vienna timezone in Austria.
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Europe/ViennaData: IANA Time Zone Database
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Humid continental with warm summers (20-26°C) and cold winters (-2 to 4°C). Four distinct seasons.
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Vienna Time Zone Guide
Vienna operates on Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) during standard time and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) during daylight saving periods. The Austrian capital shares its timezone with 35+ European countries, creating a unified business corridor from Spain to Poland. Clock changes occur on the last Sunday of March (02:00→03:00) and last Sunday of October (03:00→02:00), synchronized across the EU per Directive 2000/84/EC. This positioning makes Vienna exactly 6 hours ahead of New York year-round, 1 hour ahead of London, and 7 hours behind Singapore. The Vienna International Centre and numerous multinational headquarters leverage this strategic temporal position for coordinating operations across three continents during the 09:00-17:00 CET working window. Compare <a href="/time/vienna/new-york/">Vienna and New York time difference</a> or check <a href="/time/vienna/berlin/">Vienna vs Berlin timezone</a> for neighboring coordination.
Business Hours in Vienna
Vienna's business culture operates on a disciplined 09:00-17:00 CET/CEST schedule Monday through Friday, with many organizations observing a traditional 12:00-13:00 lunch break—a practice less common in other European capitals but maintained in Austrian corporate culture. The Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener Börse) opens precisely at 09:00 and closes at 17:30, with extended trading sessions bookending the core hours (08:00 pre-trading, 17:45 post-trading closure). This schedule creates a 4-hour overlap with London's LSE (09:00-17:30 CET = 08:00-16:30 GMT) and captures the critical 15:30-17:30 CET window when both European and US markets operate simultaneously. Financial institutions including Bank Austria and Erste Group maintain stricter 08:00-15:00 customer-facing hours. For international coordination, Vienna's business day intersects with New York from 15:30-17:00 CET (09:30-11:00 EST), making late afternoon the premium window for transatlantic video conferences. Use our <a href="/meeting/">Meeting Time Planner</a> to schedule across Vienna, New York, and London simultaneously.
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Quick Facts: Vienna Time
- Time Zone: Central European Time / Central European Summer Time (UTC+1 (CET) / UTC+2 (CEST))
- Daylight Saving: Not observed
- Country: Austria
- Coordinates: 48.21, 16.37
- Calling Code: +43 1
Last updated: March 2026 | ✓ Verified by WhatTime.city Editorial Team | Timezone data sourced from IANA Time Zone Database.