Austria - Europe (EU)
Republic of Austria ( Österreich ), European Union
Main facts and current time
Where is Austria?
The Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in central Europe. Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.
The capital of Austria is Vienna ( Wien ).
conventional long form: Republic of Austria
conventional short form: Austria
local long form:
Republik Oesterreich
local short form:
Oesterreich
Austria Time
Austria Time: Central European Time (CET)
Central European Time ( CET )
Central European
Standard Time
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GMT+1
Central European
Summer Time
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GMT+2
Current daylight saving dates for Europe
STANDARD TIME
- Standard Time began: Sunday 27 October 2019 01:00 GMT. Clocks went back one hour.
- Standard Time ends: Sunday 29 March 2020 01:00 GMT. Clocks go forward one hour.
UK and Europe Clock Change Rules
What time zone is Austria in?
Austria is in the Central European Time Zone . Central European Standard Time ( CET ) is 1 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT+1 ).
Does Austria observe Daylight Saving / Summer Time?
Like most states in Europe, Summer (Daylight-Saving) Time is observed in Austria, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour; 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT+2 ).
After the Summer months the time in Austria is shifted back by 1 hour to Central European Time (CET) or ( GMT+1 )
