CET Time Now — Central European Time
The current CET time (Central European Time, UTC +01:00) is shown below.
CET — UTC +01:00
Sunday, 11 October 2026 CET
The clock always shows CET (UTC +01:00). Places in this zone switch between standard and daylight time during the year, so their local time can differ from CET by an hour.
About CET
Offset & DST
UTC offset: +01:00
Daylight saving: Observed
Representative IANA zone: Europe/Paris
Converting CET to other time zones
CET is fixed at UTC +01:00 — written +0100 in email headers and +01:00 in ISO 8601 timestamps. In 2026, Paris is on CET until 29 March and from 25 October to the end of the year. 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 CET |
|---|---|---|
| UTC Coordinated Universal Time | −1 h | 11:00 |
| PST Pacific Standard Time | −9 h | 03:00 |
| MST Mountain Standard Time | −8 h | 04:00 |
| CST Central Standard Time | −7 h | 05:00 |
| EST Eastern Standard Time | −6 h | 06:00 |
| BRT Brasília Time | −4 h | 08:00 |
| EET Eastern European Time | +1 h | 13:00 |
| MSK Moscow Standard Time | +2 h | 14:00 |
| GST Gulf Standard Time | +3 h | 15:00 |
| IST India Standard Time | +4:30 h | 16:30 |
| CST China Standard Time | +7 h | 19:00 |
| JST Japan Standard Time | +8 h | 20:00 |
| AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time | +9 h | 21:00 |
Countries commonly using CET
Other zones at UTC +01:00
More tools for CET
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