Current Time in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
3:04:04 AM
03:04:04
CET (Central European Time) · UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich
Time zone details
Lausanne is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Lausanne
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Switzerland
- Administrative area
- Vaud
- District
- Lausanne District
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
Practical
- Country languages
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Dialing code
- +41
- Population
- 139,111
- Elevation
- Approximately 453 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 46° 30' N / 6° 37' E
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Lausanne follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Zürich
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Lausanne local time
Clock changes in Lausanne
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 9 hr 43 min2 min 46 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Sunday, November 8, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 43 min2 min 46 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (26.9° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (1% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Third Quarter — Sunday, November 1, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- New Moon — Monday, November 9, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 43 min | 2 min 46 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 41 min | 2 min 45 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 38 min | 2 min 42 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 35 min | 2 min 41 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 33 min | 2 min 38 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 30 min | 2 min 36 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 27 min | 2 min 34 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Lausanne
Upcoming public holidays in Canton of Vaud
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
- 2 Janvier
Nearby scheduled airports for Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Geneva International AirportGVALarge airport · Serves Geneva50.7 km southwest
Source: OurAirports record · GVA / LSGG
About 50.7 km (31.5 mi) southwest of Lausanne
Scheduled airline service in source data
Annecy Meythet airportNCYMedium airport · Serves Annecy, France77.1 km south-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · NCY / LFLP
About 77.1 km (47.9 mi) south-southwest of Lausanne
Scheduled airline service in source data
Bern AirportBRNMedium airport · Serves Bern79.4 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · BRN / LSZB
About 79.4 km (49.3 mi) northeast of Lausanne
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Lausanne in?
- Lausanne uses Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer. Its IANA time zone is Europe/Zurich.
- When is the next clock change in Lausanne?
- Clocks in Lausanne move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM, changing from CET (UTC+01:00) to CEST (UTC+02:00)
- Does Lausanne observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Lausanne observes daylight saving time: CEST (UTC+2) in summer and CET (UTC+1) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Lausanne?
- Lausanne is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer