Time zone · Europe
EET
Eastern European Standard Time
Eastern European Standard Time (EET) covers a broad swath of southern Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and North Africa — from Athens and Cairo to Beirut and Bucharest — where most member zones spring forward together each year into Eastern European Summer Time, giving the region its signature long, sun-drenched evenings.
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Standard · EET
Daylight saving
Not active
Year-round standard time
IANA zones
18
16 observe DST, 2 don't
DST offset
UTC+03:00
EEST · +1h
About EET
Standard time, with a summer shift.
Eastern European Standard Time (EET) covers a broad swath of southern Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and North Africa — from Athens and Cairo to Beirut and Bucharest — where most member zones spring forward together each year into Eastern European Summer Time, giving the region its signature long, sun-drenched evenings.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The 18 zones that resolve to EET.
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.
Cities across EET
Local time, city by city.
35 cities
Where EET is used
16 countries.
Same offset · UTC+02:00
Other zones at UTC+02:00 right now.
These named zones share EET's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
Convert
EET to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about EET, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- How many time zones share the EET region code?
- EET groups 18 member zones spanning countries like Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Libya, Cyprus, Palestine, Romania, and Moldova.
- Do most EET zones change their clocks twice a year?
- Yes — 16 of the 18 member zones observe daylight saving time and shift to EEST for the summer months.
- Why is Cairo the representative zone for EET even though it is in Africa?
- Cairo sits in the eastern corner of Africa and has long been tied to the Eastern Mediterranean culturally and temporally, making it a natural anchor for the region’s shared timekeeping rhythm.
- What does the EET abbreviation stand for?
- EET stands for Eastern European Standard Time, the baseline offset used locally known as EEST during daylight saving.
- Which countries in EET are currently on summer time right now?
- 16 of 18 member zones — including Athens, Beirut, and Cairo — are currently observing EEST.
- Are there any EET member zones that observe only standard time year-round?
- 2 of the 18 member zones observe EET without ever switching to EEST.
- Which countries span the EET region?
- Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Cyprus, Palestine, Greece, Romania, Moldova, and several others across southern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean.
- How large is the geographic spread of EET compared to other time zone regions?
- EET stretches across three continents — Africa, Asia, and Europe — making it one of the most geographically diverse regional time zones.
- Why should remote teams care about EET scheduling nuances?
- Meeting planners should be mindful that even within the same region code, actual observed time may differ — for example, Libya typically follows EET while Greece and Egypt shift to EEST, changing both UTC offsets and meeting windows.
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