Municipality of Središče ob Dravi, Slovenia
Municipality of Središče ob Dravi uses CET during Slovenia’s standard-time period and CEST during daylight saving time. Its settlements keep one official clock, and sunrise must be calculated for the selected date rather than treated as a fixed value.
Sredisce Ob Dravi, Slovenia
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Ljubljana
Time and sun data for Sredisce Ob Dravi — the largest city of Municipality of Središče ob Dravi
The sun in Sredisce Ob Dravi
Sunrise 06:20 Solar noon 12:55 Sunset 19:31 Daylight 13 h 11 min Night 10 h 49 min Civil twilight 05:49 – 20:02
Slovenia · 4 cities
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- Sredisce Ob Dravi 984
- Obrez 528
- Godeninci 151
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Current time in Municipality of Središče ob Dravi, Slovenia
Središče ob Dravi follows the same civil time as every other Slovenian municipality. There is no local offset at the municipal boundary, even though the area lies near an international border. Standard time is Central European Time, written CET, with an offset of UTC+1. Daylight-saving time is Central European Summer Time, written CEST, with an offset of UTC+2. The current abbreviation indicates which offset a displayed clock is using.
Cross-border arrangements deserve an explicit place and time zone. Neighbouring countries may share the same clock, but an invitation should not rely on that assumption. Recording the event as local time in Slovenia allows calendar software to perform the conversion.
A border sign can change the language of the directions; it does not necessarily change the hands on the clock.
Settlements in Središče ob Dravi
Središče ob Dravi is the municipality’s administrative centre. The municipality also contains several smaller settlements. They may appear beneath a “cities” heading in geographic databases even though “populated places” is the more useful description.
Names to recognise within the municipality include: Središče ob Dravi, the municipal seat; Obrež; Grabe; Godeninci; Šalovci. No time conversion is required between these places. A local train, drive, walk, or cycle trip remains entirely within the same time zone. Sunrise may differ by a small amount from one coordinate to another, but a value for the municipal centre is often sufficient for general planning.
For a remote meeting, the important comparison is between Slovenia and the other participant’s location. Check both zones for the actual meeting date, particularly if the event is scheduled near a seasonal clock change.
Sunrise beside the Drava area
Sunrise and sunset are daily astronomical events, not fixed attributes of the municipality. Their clock times move through the year as day length changes. Summer days are longer, while winter days are shorter.
A standard sunrise calculation assumes a clear view toward a conventional horizon. Trees, buildings, river mist, cloud, and uneven ground can affect what an observer sees without changing the calculated event. Dawn provides light before sunrise, and dusk retains light after sunset.
Choose Središče ob Dravi or the nearest listed settlement. Set the exact local date needed for the plan. Confirm the time-zone abbreviation beside the result. Use twilight and weather details for outdoor decisions.
Clock time and solar time should not be confused. Daylight saving moves the civil clock forward, making sunrise and sunset appear later by the clock even though the Sun continues its seasonal course.
Questions and answers
- What time does Središče ob Dravi use?
- It uses CET in standard time and CEST during daylight saving time.
- Does being near a border create a separate local time?
- No. The municipality follows Slovenia’s national time rules.
- Can weather change the official sunrise time?
- No. Weather changes visibility, not the astronomical calculation or the civil clock.