CET Time Now — Central European Time
The current CET time (Central European Time, UTC +01:00) is shown below.
CET — UTC +01:00
Thursday, 22 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.
Where CET is used
In 2026, 35 zones in the tz database show CET : 2 all year and 33 only part of the year, switching to CEST for the rest . The all-year zones are the ones that don't observe daylight saving: Algeria, Tunisia.
| Zone | Country | January | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Algiers | Algeria | CET +01:00 | CET +01:00 |
| Africa/Ceuta | Spain | CET +01:00 | CEST +02:00 |
| Africa/Tunis | Tunisia | CET +01:00 | CET +01:00 |
| 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 CET
Offset & DST
UTC offset: +01:00
Daylight saving: Observed
Daylight-time counterpart: CEST (UTC +02:00)
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 | Converter |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC Coordinated Universal Time | −1 h | 11:00 | Hour by hour → |
| PST Pacific Standard Time | −9 h | 03:00 | Hour by hour → |
| MST Mountain Standard Time | −8 h | 04:00 | Hour by hour → |
| CST Central Standard Time | −7 h | 05:00 | Hour by hour → |
| EST Eastern Standard Time | −6 h | 06:00 | Hour by hour → |
| BRT Brasília Time | −4 h | 08:00 | Hour by hour → |
| EET Eastern European Time | +1 h | 13:00 | Hour by hour → |
| MSK Moscow Standard Time | +2 h | 14:00 | Hour by hour → |
| GST Gulf Standard Time | +3 h | 15:00 | Hour by hour → |
| IST India Standard Time | +4:30 h | 16:30 | Hour by hour → |
| CST China Standard Time | +7 h | 19:00 | Hour by hour → |
| JST Japan Standard Time | +8 h | 20:00 | Hour by hour → |
| AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time | +9 h | 21:00 | Hour by hour → |
Countries commonly using CET
Other zones at UTC +01:00
CET questions
- What is CET in UTC?
- CET (Central European Time) is UTC +01:00. In ISO 8601 timestamps it is written +01:00, in email and HTTP headers +0100.
- Is CET the same as CEST?
- No. CET is UTC +01:00; CEST is UTC +02:00, the daylight-saving time the same places use for the other part of the year. In 2026, Paris is on CET until 29 March and from 25 October to the end of the year.
- Which countries use CET?
- In 2026, zones showing CET are found in Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands and 13 more.
More tools for CET
Look up the exact IANA zone behind CET, see it on the offset map, or compare it against other cities.