In Serbia, the standard time is Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00; Serbian: средњоевропско време/srednjoevropsko vreme).[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] Serbia adopted CET in 1884.[3]
| Time in Serbia | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central European Time |
| Initials | CET |
| UTC offset | UTC+01:00 |
| Time notation | 24-hour clock |
| Adopted | 1884 |
| Daylight saving time | |
| Name | Central European Summer Time |
| Initials | CEST |
| UTC offset | UTC+02:00 |
| Start | Last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) |
| End | Last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST) |
| tz database | |
| Europe/Belgrade | |
Time notation
editThe 24-hour clock[4] is almost exclusively used in writing, while spoken language is dominated by the 12-hour clock, usually without noting whether the hour is a.m. or p.m. – that information is derived from the context.[citation needed]
IANA time zone database
editIn the IANA time zone database, Serbia is given the zone Europe/Belgrade.[5]
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS | +4450+02030 | Europe/Belgrade | +01:00 | +02:00 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Time in Serbia. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Serbia at The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Time Zone & Clock Changes in Serbia. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Time in Serbia. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Europe (2020 edition) at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
External links
edit- Current time in Serbia at Time.is
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