Also known as: ECT – European Central Time, CET – Central Europe Time
Europe: CET is currently not observed because locations are on summer time / daylight saving time and are observing CEST.
Currently observing CET. Observes CET part of the year. Areas with same time currently (UTC +1). Currently observing CET – Central European Time. Observes CET – Central European Time part of the year, but not currently. Currently has same time zone offset as CET (UTC +1) but different time zone name.Central European Time (CET) is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: Europe, Africa.
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Where and When is CET Observed?EuropeEuropean countries using CET in the winter and CEST in the summer: Albania Andorra Austria Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia Czech Republic Denmark (mainland) France Germany Gibraltar Holy See/Vatican City Hungary Italy Kosovo Liechtenstein Luxembourg Macedonia, Republic of Malta Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain - except Canary Islands, which are on WET/WEST Sweden SwitzerlandAfricaAfrican countries using CET all year: Algeria TunisiaOther Time Zones in UTC +1Some time zones exist that have the same offset as CET, but can be found under a different name:
A – Alfa Time Zone BST – British Summer Time IST – Irish Standard Time WAT – West Africa Time WEST – Western European Summer Time WST – Western Sahara Summer TimeCET time nowOnly used in some regions
23:51:15
Saturday, 26 October 2024
CET is currently observed in AlgiersCET will be observed in Brussels starting from 27 Oct 2024, 03:00 UTC Offset: UTC +1 7 hours behind SingaporeMost locations changed to CEST CEST time now00:51:15
Sunday, 27 October 2024
UTC Offset: UTC +2
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AdvertisingOther namesMEZ – Mitteleuropäische Zeit (German)
Example citiesBelgium – Brussels (Winter)Algeria – Algiers (All Year)
Related time zonesCEST – Central European Summer Time (Daylight Time)
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