Time zone · Europe
CEST
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST) operates on a unified UTC+02:00 offset from late March to late October across 33 member zones spanning from Ceuta in Spain to Svalbard and Jan Mayen in the Arctic, making it one of the most widely adopted daylight saving time frameworks in Europe and parts of North Africa.
UTC+02:00 daylight33 IANA zones69 cities
Current time in CEST☀ Daylight
16:45:25
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Standard
CET · +1
IANA zones
33
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Daylight · CEST
Daylight saving
Active
Reverts 25 Oct 2026
IANA zones
33
33 observe DST, 0 don't
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About CEST
Standard time, with a summer shift.
Central European Summer Time (CEST) operates on a unified UTC+02:00 offset from late March to late October across 33 member zones spanning from Ceuta in Spain to Svalbard and Jan Mayen in the Arctic, making it one of the most widely adopted daylight saving time frameworks in Europe and parts of North Africa.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The 33 zones that resolve to CEST.
For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.
IANA zonePrimary cityDST
Europe/AmsterdamAmsterdam▲ DST
Europe/AndorraAndorra▲ DST
Europe/BelgradeBelgrade▲ DST
Europe/BerlinBerlin▲ DST
Europe/BratislavaBratislava▲ DST
Europe/BrusselsBrussels▲ DST
Europe/BudapestBudapest▲ DST
Europe/BusingenBusingen▲ DST
Africa/CeutaCeuta▲ DST
Europe/CopenhagenCopenhagen▲ DST
Europe/GibraltarGibraltar▲ DST
Europe/LjubljanaLjubljana▲ DST
Arctic/LongyearbyenLongyearbyen▲ DST
Europe/LuxembourgLuxembourg▲ DST
Europe/MadridMadrid▲ DST
Europe/MaltaMalta▲ DST
Europe/MonacoMonaco▲ DST
Europe/OsloOslo▲ DST
Europe/ParisParis▲ DST
Europe/PodgoricaPodgorica▲ DST
Europe/PraguePrague▲ DST
Europe/RomeRome▲ DST
Europe/San_MarinoSan_Marino▲ DST
Europe/SarajevoSarajevo▲ DST
Europe/SkopjeSkopje▲ DST
Europe/StockholmStockholm▲ DST
Europe/TiraneTirane▲ DST
Europe/VaduzVaduz▲ DST
Europe/VaticanVatican▲ DST
Europe/ViennaVienna▲ DST
Europe/WarsawWarsaw▲ DST
Europe/ZagrebZagreb▲ DST
Europe/ZurichZurich▲ DST
Cities across CEST
Local time, city by city.
69 cities
Berlin
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Madrid
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Rome
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Paris
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Vienna
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Hamburg
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Warsaw
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Barcelona
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Budapest
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Munich
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Prague
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Milan
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Brussels
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Belgrade
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Köln
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Pest
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Stockholm
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Amsterdam
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Naples
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Marseille
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Turin
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Valencia
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Kraków
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Frankfurt am Main
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Zagreb
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Oslo
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Zaragoza
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Seville
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Luxembourg
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Gothenburg
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Wrocław
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Copenhagen
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Rotterdam
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Łódź
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Stuttgart
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Düsseldorf
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Palermo
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Leipzig
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Málaga
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Dortmund
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Essen
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Bremen
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Dresden
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Genoa
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Hannover
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Poznań
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Nuremberg
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Antwerpen
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Lyon
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Toulouse
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Buda
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Duisburg
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Bratislava
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Skopje
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Tirana
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Bilbao
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Ljubljana
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Sarajevo
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Pristina
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Podgorica
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Bern
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Monaco
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Gibraltar
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Andorra la Vella
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Valletta
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Vaduz
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
City of San Marino
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Longyearbyen
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Vatican City
16:45
16:45:27 · CEST
now on CEST
Where CEST is used
31 countries.
Netherlands
Western Europe
Andorra
Southern Europe
Serbia
Southeast Europe
Germany
Western Europe
Slovakia
Central Europe
Belgium
Western Europe
Hungary
Central Europe
Spain
Southern Europe
Denmark
Northern Europe
Gibraltar
Southern Europe
Slovenia
Central Europe
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Northern Europe
Luxembourg
Western Europe
Malta
Southern Europe
Monaco
Western Europe
Norway
Northern Europe
France
Western Europe
Montenegro
Southeast Europe
Czechia
Central Europe
Italy
Southern Europe
San Marino
Southern Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Southeast Europe
North Macedonia
Southeast Europe
Sweden
Northern Europe
Albania
Southeast Europe
Liechtenstein
Western Europe
Vatican City
Southern Europe
Austria
Central Europe
Poland
Central Europe
Croatia
Southeast Europe
Switzerland
Western Europe
Same offset · UTC+02:00
Other zones at UTC+02:00 right now.
These named zones share CEST's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
Convert
CEST to the world's clocks.
Central European Time
4:45pm
Eastern Daylight Time
10:45am
Central European Time to Eastern Time6 hours ahead
Central European Time
4:45pm
Pacific Time
7:45am
Central European Time to Pacific Time9 hours ahead
Central European Time
4:45pm
British Summer Time
3:45pm
Central European Time to London (GMT)1 hour ahead
Central European Time
4:45pm
India Standard Time
8:15pm
Central European Time to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Central European Time
4:45pm
Japan Standard Time
11:45pm
Central European Time to Japan7 hours behind
Central European Time
4:45pm
Australian Eastern Time
12:45am
Central European Time to Sydney8 hours behind
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about CEST, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- How many countries share the CEST time zone?
- CEST applies to 33 unique time zones across 19 countries including Spain, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Andorra.
- Does CEST observe daylight saving time adjustments?
- Yes — all 33 member zones in the CEST framework follow synchronized daylight saving transitions.
- What months does CEST apply during daylight saving?
- CEST begins on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October, currently valid from late March to late October.
- Does Svalbard ever experience daylight during CEST due to extreme latitude?
- Yes — Svalbard and Jan Mayen, while observing CEST, experience continuous daylight in summer because the sun never sets for months.
- What is the southernmost location using CEST?
- Ceuta, Spain, located in North Africa, is the southernmost representative zone within the CEST region.
- Can locations switch between CET and CEST repeatedly during the year?
- No — each zone transitions only once between standard time (CET) and daylight saving time (CEST) per year according to EU harmonized regulations.
- Why was CEST created to cover so many regions?
- CEST originated from EU-wide efforts to harmonize daylight saving across member states and associated territories to synchronize schedules and reduce energy costs.
- Does the Netherlands participate in CEST despite its maritime climate?
- Yes — the Netherlands uses CEST like most of Western Europe, adjusting similarly to seasonal daylight changes.
- When do clocks change back to CET?
- Clocks in CEST zones revert to standard Central European Time (CET) on the last Sunday of October.
Free · Developer API
Time, as JSON.
Every IANA time zone with live offsets, DST status, and the countries and cities that use them — clean, dependable JSON. Sign up free and get an API key in seconds.
GET /v1/timezones Live
countries, cities, convert, DST transitions coming next.
Get your free API key → // France's time zones, right now
GET /v1/timezones?country=fr
{
"data": [
{
"iana": "Europe/Paris",
"display_name": "Paris",
"current": {
"utc_offset": "+02:00",
"abbreviation": "CEST",
"is_dst": true
}
}
]
}