EET
Eastern European Time
UTC+2 — No daylight saving time
Abbreviation
EET
UTC Offset
UTC+2
Full Name
Eastern European Time
DST
No
About EET — Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time (EET) is UTC+2, used by eastern European countries in winter and by some countries in the Middle East and Africa permanently. In Europe, EET regions switch to Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Egypt and South Africa use UTC+2 permanently without seasonal adjustments. EET is the home time zone of the Athens Stock Exchange, Bucharest Stock Exchange, and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Countries Using EET
- Greece
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Ukraine
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Egypt
- Jordan
- Israel
- Lebanon
- South Africa
Major Cities in EET
Conversion Examples for EET
| UTC Time | EET (UTC+2) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | 02:00 EET |
| 06:00 UTC | 08:00 EET |
| 09:00 UTC | 11:00 EET |
| 12:00 UTC | 14:00 EET |
| 15:00 UTC | 17:00 EET |
| 18:00 UTC | 20:00 EET |
| 21:00 UTC | 23:00 EET |
Related Time Zones
Tools
About EET (EET)
EET (UTC+2) is a standard time zone designation used by Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, and 10 other countries. Time zone abbreviations like EET 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 EET, and use the tools below to convert between EET 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 EET Time
EET — Frequently Asked Questions
EET is UTC+2. European countries using EET switch to EEST (UTC+3) in summer. Countries like Egypt and South Africa use UTC+2 permanently.
European EET countries include Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, and Lebanon. Egypt, South Africa, and Jordan use UTC+2 permanently.
EET (UTC+2) is 1 hour ahead of CET (UTC+1). Both are European winter time zones.