Istanbul to Catania: time difference
Catania is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 12:05 12:05 PM Catania 11:05 11:05 AM You –:–
12:05 12:05 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:33
11:05 11:05 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 18:31
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−1 h
Catania is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Catania are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇮🇹 Catania
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇮🇹 Catania |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:05 | 11:05 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Rome |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 07:03 |
| Sunset | 18:33 | 18:31 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 298,037 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
More comparisons with Istanbul: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Istanbul and Catania: common questions
How many hours behind Istanbul is Catania?
The clocks in Catania are 1 hour behind those in Istanbul (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Catania at the start of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul starts at 9:00 AM; in Catania it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Catania?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Catania show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Catania from Istanbul?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Istanbul – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Catania – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Catania?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Catania. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Catania it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Catania the same all year?
No. Only Catania switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Catania will be 2 hours behind Istanbul.
