CEST Time Now — Central European Summer Time

The current CEST time (Central European Summer Time, UTC +02:00) is shown below.

Current time in Europe/Paris

11:24:48

Friday, 17 July 2026 GMT+2

The clock shows the current local time in Europe/Paris, which may differ from CEST while daylight saving time is in effect.

About CEST

Offset & DST

UTC offset: +02:00

Daylight saving: Observed

Representative IANA zone: Europe/Paris

IANA zones at CEST

Countries commonly using CEST

🇫🇷 France Country time page 🇩🇪 Germany Country time page

Other zones at UTC +02:00

EET Eastern European Time

More tools for CEST

Look up the exact IANA zone behind CEST, see it on the offset map, or compare it against other cities.

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Major cities in CEST

Berlin Germany

Paris France