CET/CEST: Central European Time

Central European Time, UTC+1 right now. Used in Berlin, Paris, Rome, Madrid. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sun, Mar 28, 2027.

CET, Central European Time

CET

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

UTC+1

Abbreviation
CET/CEST
Full name
Central European Time
UTC offset now
UTC+1
Standard time
UTC+1
Daylight time
UTC+2
Daylight saving
Yes
Reference zone
Europe/Berlin
Where
Berlin, Paris, Rome, Madrid

Daylight saving time in CET

  • DST ended

    Sun, Oct 25, 2026

    Clocks went back 1 hour

  • DST starts

    Sun, Mar 28, 2027

    Clocks go forward 1 hour

  • Winter

    UTC+1

    CET

  • Summer

    UTC+2

    CEST

CET is the standard time; in summer the zone is on CEST, UTC+2. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sun, Mar 28, 2027.

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Countries and cities on CET

Where Central European Time is kept, with each country's largest cities in the zone.

Countries using CET
CityLocal timeCompared to CET
GermanyBerlin, Hamburg, MunichWed 2:08 PMSame time
SpainMadrid, Barcelona, ValenciaWed 2:08 PMSame time
ItalyRome, Milan, NaplesWed 2:08 PMSame time
AlgeriaAlgiers, Oran, ConstantineWed 2:08 PMSame time
FranceParis, Marseille, LyonWed 2:08 PMSame time
PolandWarsaw, Kraków, WrocławWed 2:08 PMSame time
SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg, MalmöWed 2:08 PMSame time
AustriaVienna, Graz, LinzWed 2:08 PMSame time
HungaryBudapest, Debrecen, SzegedWed 2:08 PMSame time
The NetherlandsRotterdam, Amsterdam, The HagueWed 2:08 PMSame time
CzechiaPrague, Brno, OstravaWed 2:08 PMSame time
BelgiumBrussels, Antwerp, GhentWed 2:08 PMSame time
SerbiaBelgrade, Niš, Novi SadWed 2:08 PMSame time
DenmarkCopenhagen, Aarhus, OdenseWed 2:08 PMSame time
NorwayOslo, Bergen, TrondheimWed 2:08 PMSame time
TunisiaTunis, Sfax, SousseWed 2:08 PMSame time
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo, Banja Luka, ZenicaWed 2:08 PMSame time
CroatiaZagreb, Split, RijekaWed 2:08 PMSame time
KosovoPristina, Prizren, MitrovicëWed 2:08 PMSame time
SwitzerlandZurich, Geneva, BaselWed 2:08 PMSame time
SlovakiaBratislava, Košice, PetržalkaWed 2:08 PMSame time
AlbaniaTirana, Durrës, VlorëWed 2:08 PMSame time
North MacedoniaSkopje, Kumanovo, PrilepWed 2:08 PMSame time
SloveniaLjubljana, Maribor, CeljeWed 2:08 PMSame time
MontenegroPodgorica, Nikšić, Herceg NoviWed 2:08 PMSame time
LuxembourgLuxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, DudelangeWed 2:08 PMSame time
MaltaSan Pawl il-Baħar, Birkirkara, MostaWed 2:08 PMSame time
AndorraAndorra la Vella, les EscaldesWed 2:08 PMSame time
MonacoMonacoWed 2:08 PMSame time
GibraltarGibraltarWed 2:08 PMSame time
LiechtensteinVaduzWed 2:08 PMSame time
San MarinoSan MarinoWed 2:08 PMSame time
Svalbard and Jan MayenLongyearbyenWed 2:08 PMSame time
VaticanVatican CityWed 2:08 PMSame time

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