CEST Time Now — Central European Summer Time
The current CEST time (Central European Summer Time, UTC +02:00) is shown below.
CEST — UTC +02:00
Sunday, 11 October 2026 CEST
The clock always shows CEST (UTC +02:00). Places in this zone switch between standard and daylight time during the year, so their local time can differ from CEST by an hour.
About CEST
Offset & DST
UTC offset: +02:00
Daylight saving: Observed
Representative IANA zone: Europe/Paris
IANA zones at CEST
Converting CEST to other time zones
CEST is fixed at UTC +02:00 — written +0200 in email headers and +02:00 in ISO 8601 timestamps. In 2026, Paris is on CEST from 29 March to 25 October. The table below uses each abbreviation's own fixed offset; for a specific place, check its city page, since local clocks switch between standard and daylight abbreviations.
| Zone | Difference | When it's 12:00 CEST |
|---|---|---|
| UTC Coordinated Universal Time | −2 h | 10:00 |
| PST Pacific Standard Time | −10 h | 02:00 |
| MST Mountain Standard Time | −9 h | 03:00 |
| CST Central Standard Time | −8 h | 04:00 |
| EST Eastern Standard Time | −7 h | 05:00 |
| BRT Brasília Time | −5 h | 07:00 |
| BST British Summer Time | −1 h | 11:00 |
| CET Central European Time | −1 h | 11:00 |
| MSK Moscow Standard Time | +1 h | 13:00 |
| GST Gulf Standard Time | +2 h | 14:00 |
| IST India Standard Time | +3:30 h | 15:30 |
| CST China Standard Time | +6 h | 18:00 |
| JST Japan Standard Time | +7 h | 19:00 |
| AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time | +8 h | 20:00 |
Countries commonly using CEST
Other zones at UTC +02:00
More tools for CEST
Look up the exact IANA zone behind CEST, see it on the offset map, or compare it against other cities.