CET: Central European Time
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CET: Central European Time
CET stands for Central European Time, used in most of continental Europe. It runs UTC+1 in the northern winter and UTC+2 in summer, because the clocks change for daylight saving time.
Current CET time
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
CET time compared with UTC
CET runs UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July. When it is 12:00 UTC the clock in CET reads 13:00 in January and 14:00 in July.
| UTC | CET in January | CET in July |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 |
| 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 |
| 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 |
| 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
When the clocks change in the CET zone
Clocks in the CET zone change twice a year for daylight saving time. Each row gives the date, the reading the clock shows as it changes, and what it jumps to.
| Date | Change | Clocks | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, March 29, 2026 | Forward one hour | 02:00 to 03:00 | UTC+2 |
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Back one hour | 03:00 to 02:00 | UTC+1 |
| Sunday, March 28, 2027 | Forward one hour | 02:00 to 03:00 | UTC+2 |
| Sunday, October 31, 2027 | Back one hour | 03:00 to 02:00 | UTC+1 |
Computed from the IANA time zone database, the same source your operating system uses. Dates in future years follow the rules in force today; daylight saving law is set by governments and does change, sometimes at a few months' notice.
Cities that keep CET
These places run on CET: Central European Time, the IANA zone behind CET. Each links to its own live clock.
Convert CET to another zone
CET to PSTCET to MSTCET to CSTCET to ESTCET to HSTCET to GMTCET to UTCCET to BST
Common questions about CET
What does CET stand for?
CET is Central European Time, the civil time used in most of continental Europe. On this site it resolves to the IANA time zone CET: Central European Time, which is what your operating system and browser use to work out the actual offset on any given date.
What is CET in UTC?
CET is UTC+1 during the standard-time part of the year and UTC+2 while daylight saving is in effect. The table above converts every UTC hour both ways.