Time in North Macedonia
In North Macedonia, the standard time is Central European Time (Macedonian: Средноевропско време; CET; UTC+01:00).[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] This is shared with several other EU member states.
| Time in North Macedonia | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central European Time |
| Initials | CET |
| UTC offset | UTC+01:00 |
| 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) |
| In use since | 1983 |
| tz database | |
| Europe/Skopje | |
History
North Macedonia observed daylight saving time between 1941 and 1945, and again since 1983 (by this time part of Yugoslavia).[3]
IANA time zone database
In the IANA time zone database, North Macedonia is given one zone in the file zone.tab – Europe/Skopje. Data for North Macedonia directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database; columns marked with * are the columns from zone.tab itself:[4]
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK | +4159+02126 | Europe/Skopje | +01:00 | +02:00 |
References
- "Time in North Macedonia". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- North Macedonia at The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Skopje, North Macedonia". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- Europe (2020 edition) at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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