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CET

Central European Time

UTC+1 — No daylight saving time

Abbreviation

CET

UTC Offset

UTC+1

Full Name

Central European Time

DST

No

About CET — Central European Time

Central European Time (CET) is UTC+1, the standard time for most of Central and Western Europe during winter months. It is one of the most widely used time zones in the world by number of countries, covering over 20 European nations. In summer, CET regions switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. CET is home to major European stock exchanges including Frankfurt (Deutsche Börse), Paris (Euronext), Amsterdam (Euronext), and Milan (Borsa Italiana).

Countries Using CET

  • Germany
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Poland
  • Netherlands
  • Belgium
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Czech Republic
  • Hungary
  • Sweden
  • Norway
  • Denmark
  • Croatia
  • Serbia
  • and more

Major Cities in CET

Paris Berlin Rome Madrid Amsterdam Brussels Vienna Warsaw Stockholm Oslo
Copenhagen
Zurich

Conversion Examples for CET

UTC TimeCET (UTC+1)
00:00 UTC01:00 CET
06:00 UTC07:00 CET
09:00 UTC10:00 CET
12:00 UTC13:00 CET
15:00 UTC16:00 CET
18:00 UTC19:00 CET
21:00 UTC22:00 CET

Related Time Zones

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Tools

Timezone Converter

Convert CET to any city

Meeting Planner

Schedule across CET and other zones

About CET (CET)

CET (UTC+1) is a standard time zone designation used by Germany, France, Italy, and 14 other countries. Time zone abbreviations like CET refer to a specific UTC offset rather than a geographic region — multiple time zones around the world may share the same offset while using different local names.

When scheduling internationally, it is more reliable to refer to a city name or IANA time zone identifier (like America/New_York or Asia/Dubai) than to a short abbreviation, since abbreviations are not globally standardised and can be ambiguous — for example, CST refers to both Central Standard Time (UTC−6) in North America and China Standard Time (UTC+8).

Use the conversion table on this page to see what any UTC hour maps to in CET, and use the tools below to convert between CET and any other time zone or city in real time.

UTC Offset vs IANA Time Zone: What's the Difference?

UTC Offset

A UTC offset like UTC+4 or UTC−5 is a simple number expressing how many hours and minutes a location is ahead of or behind Coordinated Universal Time. It is fixed and does not carry any information about DST rules or transitions.

IANA Time Zone

An IANA identifier like Europe/London or Asia/Tokyo is a database entry that includes the full history of UTC offset changes, DST rules, and historical exceptions for that location. IANA identifiers should always be preferred in software and scheduling systems.

Convert CET Time

CET Time Zone Converter

Convert CET to any city worldwide

Meeting Planner

Schedule meetings across CET and other zones

World Clock

Compare live times across all time zones

Time Difference Calculator

See CET offset vs any other city

CET — Frequently Asked Questions