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CEST Time Now Central European Summer Time | UTC+2
Next clock change March 28, 2027 Clocks move forward by 1h · 2:00 am → 3:00 am local time CET → CEST
Representative IANA time zone: Africa/Ceuta . Other locations or meanings using this abbreviation can change on different dates or follow different clock rules.
CURRENT TIME
November 8, 2026
UTC TIME NOW
03 : 09 : 54 am
Sunday, Nov 8
UTC+0
12h | 24h
DST Statusⓘ
Standard Time
Observes DST:
Albania (Europe/Tirane ) , Andorra (Europe/Andorra ) , Austria (Europe/Vienna ) , Belgium (Europe/Brussels ) , Bosnia and Herzegovina (Europe/Sarajevo ) , Croatia (Europe/Zagreb ) , Czech Republic (Europe/Prague ) , Denmark (Europe/Copenhagen ) , France (Europe/Paris ) , Germany (Europe/Berlin , Europe/Busingen ) , Gibraltar (Europe/Gibraltar ) , Hungary (Europe/Budapest ) , Italy (Europe/Rome ) , Liechtenstein (Europe/Vaduz ) , Luxembourg (Europe/Luxembourg ) , Macedonia (Europe/Skopje ) , Malta (Europe/Malta ) , Monaco (Europe/Monaco ) , Montenegro (Europe/Podgorica ) , Netherlands (Europe/Amsterdam ) , Norway (Europe/Oslo ) , Poland (Europe/Warsaw ) , San Marino (Europe/San_Marino ) , Serbia (Europe/Belgrade ) , Slovakia (Europe/Bratislava ) , Slovenia (Europe/Ljubljana ) , Spain (Africa/Ceuta , Europe/Madrid ) , Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Arctic/Longyearbyen ) , Sweden (Europe/Stockholm ) , Switzerland (Europe/Zurich ) , Vatican City State (Europe/Vatican ) , XK (Europe/Belgrade ) Where and When is CEST Observed? Africa Africa countries using CEST all year:
Places on CEST With daylight saving time: Berlin , Hamburg (Germany); Madrid , Barcelona (Spain); Rome , Milan (Italy); Paris , Marseille (France); Budapest (Hungary); Warsaw (Poland); Vienna (Austria); Stockholm (Sweden); Belgrade (Serbia); Prague (Czech Republic); Copenhagen (Denmark); Oslo (Norway); Brussels (Belgium); Amsterdam , Rotterdam (Netherlands); Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina); Zagreb (Croatia); Pristina (XK); Skopje (Macedonia); Bratislava (Slovakia); Tirana (Albania); Ljubljana (Slovenia); Podgorica (Montenegro); Basel , Bern (Switzerland); Luxembourg , Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg); Monaco , La Condamine (Monaco); San Pawl il-Baħar , Sliema (Malta); Gibraltar (Gibraltar); Andorra la Vella (Andorra); Serravalle , San Marino (San Marino); Schaan , Vaduz (Liechtenstein); Longyearbyen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen); Vatican City (Vatican City State)
Other Time Zones in UTC+2 Some time zones exist that have the same offset as CEST, but can be found under a different name:
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IANA Time Zone Identifiers Africa/Ceuta
Arctic/Longyearbyen
Europe/Amsterdam
Europe/Andorra
Europe/Belgrade
Europe/Berlin
Europe/Bratislava
Europe/Brussels
Europe/Budapest
Europe/Busingen
Europe/Copenhagen
Europe/Gibraltar
Europe/Ljubljana
Europe/Luxembourg
Europe/Madrid
Europe/Malta
Europe/Monaco
Europe/Oslo
Europe/Paris
Europe/Podgorica
Europe/Prague
Europe/Rome
Europe/San_Marino
Europe/Sarajevo
Europe/Skopje
Europe/Stockholm
Europe/Tirane
Europe/Vaduz
Europe/Vatican
Europe/Vienna
Europe/Warsaw
Europe/Zagreb
Europe/Zurich