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Alaska, USA
AKDT
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CEST
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
12am
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4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 12, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 12, 2026

Palmer is 10 hours behind CEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Palmer, AK, USA is 10 hours behind CEST. At other times of the year, Palmer, AK, USA is 10 hours behind CET or Palmer, AK, USA is 9 hours behind CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Palmer, AK, USA correspond to 7:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Palmer, AK, USA correspond to 7:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Palmer, AK, USA correspond to 6:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Palmer, AK, USA correspond to 19:00 to 03:00 (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Palmer, AK, USA correspond to 19:00 to 03:00 (next day) in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Palmer, AK, USA correspond to 18:00 to 02:00 (next day) in CET.

Compare Palmer time with CEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time) is 10 hours behind Central European Summer Time.
4:00 am04:00 in Palmer, AK, USA is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Palmer to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in Palmer which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in CEST

4:00 am04:00 AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time) (Palmer, AK, USA). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

4:00 am04:00 Palmer, AK, USA / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

Palmer, AK, USACEST
12:00am10:00am
1:00am11:00am
2:00am12:00pm
3:00am1:00pm
4:00am2:00pm
5:00am3:00pm
6:00am4:00pm
7:00am5:00pm
8:00am6:00pm
9:00am7:00pm
10:00am8:00pm
11:00am9:00pm
12:00pm10:00pm
1:00pm11:00pm
2:00pm12:00am
3:00pm1:00am
4:00pm2:00am
5:00pm3:00am
6:00pm4:00am
7:00pm5:00am
8:00pm6:00am
9:00pm7:00am
10:00pm8:00am
11:00pm9:00am
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Palmer Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
AKST - Alaska Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-8:00 hours during Alaska Daylight Time, currently in use.
-9:00 hours during Alaska Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 01:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Palmer Facts

Country
USA
State
Alaska
Population
6,788
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
61° 35' N Latitude / 149° 06' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

CEST Time Zone Geo Map
CEST timezone map

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • 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
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time