AWST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CST
UTC+8
Tue, Jul 13
same time
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CDT
UTC−5
Tue, Jul 13
13h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EDT
UTC−4
Tue, Jul 13
12h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
ART
UTC−3
Tue, Jul 13
11h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EEST/EET
UTC+3
Tue, Jul 13
5h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Eastern Europe is on summer time: EEST (UTC+3) until Sun, Oct 31.
CEST
UTC+2
Tue, Jul 13
6h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

2:30 pm14:30 AWST (UTC+8), Jul 13, 2021 = 2:30 pm14:30 CST (UTC+8), Jul 13, 2021 = 1:30 am01:30 CDT (UTC-5), Jul 13, 2021 = 2:30 am02:30 EDT (UTC-4), Jul 13, 2021 = 3:30 am03:30 ART (UTC-3), Jul 13, 2021 = 9:30 am09:30 EEST (UTC+3), Jul 13, 2021 = 8:30 am08:30 CEST (UTC+2), Jul 13, 2021

AWST and CST have the same local time. AWST is 13 hours ahead of CDT. AWST is 12 hours ahead of EDT. AWST is 11 hours ahead of ART. AWST is 5 hours ahead of EEST. AWST is 6 hours ahead of CEST.

How the time difference changes

AWST to CST Asia

AWST and CST Asia have the same time year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AWST correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST Asia.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AWST correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in CST Asia.

AWST to CDT

For most of the year, AWST is 13 hours ahead of CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AWST is 14 hours ahead of CST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AWST correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AWST correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AWST correspond to 20:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AWST correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 04:00 in CST.

AWST to EDT

For most of the year, AWST is 12 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AWST is 13 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AWST correspond to 9:00 pm (previous day) to 6:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AWST correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AWST correspond to 21:00 (previous day) to 06:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AWST correspond to 20:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in EST.

AWST to ART

AWST is 11 hours ahead of ART year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AWST correspond to 10:00 pm (previous day) to 7:00 am in ART.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AWST correspond to 22:00 (previous day) to 07:00 in ART.

AWST to EET

For most of the year, AWST is 5 hours ahead of EEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, AWST is 6 hours ahead of EET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AWST correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AWST correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in EET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AWST correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AWST correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in EET.

AWST to CEST

For most of the year, AWST is 6 hours ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, AWST is 7 hours ahead of CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AWST correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AWST correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AWST correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AWST correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in CET.

Compare AWST time with CST, CDT, EDT, ART, EET, and CEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Australian Western Standard Time and China Standard Time have the same local time. Australian Western Standard Time is 13 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time. Australian Western Standard Time is 12 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. Australian Western Standard Time is 11 hours ahead of Argentina Time. Australian Western Standard Time is 5 hours ahead of Eastern European Summer Time. Australian Western Standard Time is 6 hours ahead of Central European Summer Time.
2:30 pm14:30 in AWST is 2:30 pm14:30 in CST and is 1:30 am01:30 in CDT and is 2:30 am02:30 in EDT and is 3:30 am03:30 in ART and is 9:30 am09:30 in EEST and is 8:30 am08:30 in CEST

AWST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in AWST which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in CST
AWST to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in AWST which corresponds to 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in CDT (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
AWST to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am07:00-08:00 in AWST which corresponds to 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in EDT (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
AWST to ART call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in AWST which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in ART. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
AWST to EEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-6pm14:00-18:00 in AWST which corresponds to 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in EEST
AWST to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in AWST which corresponds to 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in CEST

2:30 pm14:30 Australian Western Standard Time (AWST). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
2:30 pm14:30 China Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
1:30 am01:30 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
2:30 am02:30 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
3:30 am03:30 Argentina Time (ART). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
9:30 am09:30 Eastern European Summer Time (EEST). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
8:30 am08:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

2:30 pm14:30 AWST / 2:30 pm14:30 CST / 1:30 am01:30 CDT / 2:30 am02:30 EDT / 3:30 am03:30 ART / 9:30 am09:30 EEST / 8:30 am08:30 CEST

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Hourly time comparison
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Australian Western Standard Time

Offset: AWST is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Australia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AWST time zone is Perth in Australia, with about 2.384 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mandurah, Bunbury, Geraldton, Albany.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) do not change for daylight saving time, so AWST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AWST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +08 - basic short
  • +0800 - basic
  • +08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Hotel - Military abbreviation for AWST
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AWST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Australia/Perth
  • Australia/West
Time zones with the GMT +8 offset:
  • ACT - ASEAN Common Time
  • AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
  • BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
  • CAST - Casey Time
  • CHOT - Choibalsan Time
  • CST - China Standard Time
  • H - Hotel Time Zone
  • HKT - Hong Kong Time
  • HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
  • IRKT - Irkutsk Time
  • KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
  • MYT - Malaysia Time
  • PHT - Philippine Time
  • SGT - Singapore Time
  • ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
  • WITA - Central Indonesian Time

China Standard Time

Offset: CST is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: China, Macao, Taiwan

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Shanghai in China, with about 24.875 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in China Standard Time (CST) do not change for daylight saving time, so CST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +08 - basic short
  • +0800 - basic
  • +08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Hotel - Military abbreviation for CST
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Chongqing
  • Asia/Chungking
  • Asia/Harbin
  • Asia/Macao
  • Asia/Macau
  • Asia/Shanghai
  • Asia/Taipei
  • PRC
  • ROC
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT +8 offset:
  • ACT - ASEAN Common Time
  • AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
  • BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
  • CAST - Casey Time
  • CHOT - Choibalsan Time
  • CST - China Standard Time
  • H - Hotel Time Zone
  • HKT - Hong Kong Time
  • HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
  • IRKT - Irkutsk Time
  • KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
  • MYT - Malaysia Time
  • PHT - Philippine Time
  • SGT - Singapore Time
  • ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
  • WITA - Central Indonesian Time

Central Daylight Time

Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Chicago in the United States, with about 2.664 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth.

French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre

Spanish: CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Daylight Time (CDT)
CDT part of the year

On July 13, 2021 some of the shaded areas are on UTC−6 (MDT).

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

123456789101112Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) started on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2021, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ends on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 7, 2021, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CDT Abbreviation: Several time zones share CDT abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
  • Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
EDT part of the year

On July 13, 2021 all shaded areas are on EDT.

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2021, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 7, 2021, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

Argentina Time

Offset: ART is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Argentina

Principal Cities: The largest city in the ART time zone is Buenos Aires in Argentina, with about 2.891 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Córdoba, Rosario, Mar del Plata, San Miguel de Tucumán.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Argentina Time (ART) do not change for daylight saving time, so ART stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

ART representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -03 - basic short
  • -0300 - basic
  • -03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0300 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Papa - Military abbreviation for ART
  • P - short form of 'Papa'
Time zones with the GMT -3 offset:
  • ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
  • PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • PMST - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • AMST - Amazon Summer Time
  • ART - Argentina Time
  • BRT - Brasilia Time
  • CLST - Chile Summer Time
  • FKST - Falkland Islands Summer Time
  • FKT - Falkland Islands Time
  • GFT - French Guiana Time
  • P - Papa Time Zone
  • PYST - Paraguay Summer Time
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • SRT - Suriname Time
  • UYT - Uruguay Time

Eastern European Time

Offset: EET is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, Palestinian Territory, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EET time zone is Cairo in Egypt, with about 9.607 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Alexandria, Giza, Kyiv, Beirut.

German: OEZ - Osteuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Eastern European Time (EET)
EET all year EET part of the year

On July 13, 2021 some of the lighter areas are on UTC+3 (EEST).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern European Summer Time (EEST).

123456789101112End: Eastern European Time (EET) ended on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2021, 4:00 am04:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Eastern European Time (EET) starts on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 4:00 am04:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 31, 2021, 3:00 am03:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EET 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 EET
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Cairo
  • Africa/Tripoli
  • Asia/Beirut
  • Asia/Famagusta
  • Asia/Gaza
  • Asia/Hebron
  • Asia/Nicosia
  • EET
  • Egypt
  • Europe/Athens
  • Europe/Bucharest
  • Europe/Chisinau
  • Europe/Helsinki
  • Europe/Kaliningrad
  • Europe/Kiev
  • Europe/Kyiv
  • Europe/Mariehamn
  • Europe/Nicosia
  • Europe/Riga
  • Europe/Sofia
  • Europe/Tallinn
  • Europe/Tiraspol
  • Europe/Uzhgorod
  • Europe/Vilnius
  • Europe/Zaporozhye
  • Libya
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

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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

Map of the areas on Central European Summer Time (CEST)
CEST part of the year

On July 13, 2021 all shaded areas are on CEST.

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).

123456789101112Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2021, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 31, 2021, 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