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
Thursday, 22 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.
Where CEST is used
In 2026, 33 zones in the tz database show CEST , all of them for only part of the year .
| Zone | Country | January | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Ceuta | Spain | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Arctic/Longyearbyen | Svalbard & Jan Mayen | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Amsterdam | Netherlands | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Andorra | Andorra | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Belgrade | Serbia | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Berlin | Germany | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Bratislava | Slovakia | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Brussels | Belgium | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Budapest | Hungary | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Busingen | Germany | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Copenhagen | Denmark | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Gibraltar | Gibraltar | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Ljubljana | Slovenia | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Luxembourg | Luxembourg | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Madrid | Spain | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Malta | Malta | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Monaco | Monaco | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Oslo | Norway | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Paris | France | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Podgorica | Montenegro | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Prague | Czechia | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Rome | Italy | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/San Marino | San Marino | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Sarajevo | Bosnia & Herzegovina | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Skopje | North Macedonia | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Stockholm | Sweden | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Tirane | Albania | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Vaduz | Liechtenstein | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Vatican | Vatican City | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Vienna | Austria | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Warsaw | Poland | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Zagreb | Croatia | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Europe/Zurich | Switzerland | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
About CEST
Offset & DST
UTC offset: +02:00
Daylight saving: Observed
Standard-time counterpart: CET (UTC +01:00)
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 | Converter |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC Coordinated Universal Time | −2 h | 10:00 | Hour by hour → |
| PST Pacific Standard Time | −10 h | 02:00 | Hour by hour → |
| MST Mountain Standard Time | −9 h | 03:00 | Hour by hour → |
| CST Central Standard Time | −8 h | 04:00 | Hour by hour → |
| EST Eastern Standard Time | −7 h | 05:00 | Hour by hour → |
| BRT Brasília Time | −5 h | 07:00 | Hour by hour → |
| BST British Summer Time | −1 h | 11:00 | Hour by hour → |
| CET Central European Time | −1 h | 11:00 | Hour by hour → |
| MSK Moscow Standard Time | +1 h | 13:00 | Hour by hour → |
| GST Gulf Standard Time | +2 h | 14:00 | Hour by hour → |
| IST India Standard Time | +3:30 h | 15:30 | Hour by hour → |
| CST China Standard Time | +6 h | 18:00 | Hour by hour → |
| JST Japan Standard Time | +7 h | 19:00 | Hour by hour → |
| AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time | +8 h | 20:00 | Hour by hour → |
Countries commonly using CEST
Other zones at UTC +02:00
CEST questions
- What is CEST in UTC?
- CEST (Central European Summer Time) is UTC +02:00. In ISO 8601 timestamps it is written +02:00, in email and HTTP headers +0200.
- Is CEST the same as CET?
- No. CEST is UTC +02:00; CET is UTC +01:00, the standard time the same places use for the other part of the year. In 2026, Paris is on CEST from 29 March to 25 October.
- Which countries use CEST?
- In 2026, zones showing CEST are found in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia and 11 more.
More tools for CEST
Look up the exact IANA zone behind CEST, see it on the offset map, or compare it against other cities.