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AZOST
Azores Summer Time
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CEST/MEZ
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
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MEZ is not used on this date.

This converter uses CEST (UTC+2), as in Berlin.

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12:00 pm12:00 AZOST (UTC+0), Oct 8, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 8, 2026

AZOST is 2 hours behind CEST.

AZOST and MEZ examples

These examples always use AZOST (UTC+0) and MEZ (UTC+1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

AZOST is 1 hour behind MEZ.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, AZOST is 2 hours behind CEST. At other times of the year, AZOT is 2 hours behind MEZ.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AZOST correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AZOT correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in MEZ.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in AZOST correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in AZOT correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in MEZ.

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

Time Difference

Azores Summer Time is 2 hours behind Central European Summer Time.
12:00 pm12:00 in AZOST is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

AZOST to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in AZOST which corresponds to 11am-5pm11:00-17:00 in CEST

12:00 pm12:00 Azores Summer Time (AZOST). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

12:00 pm12:00 AZOST / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

AZOSTCEST
12:00am2:00am
1:00am3:00am
2:00am4:00am
3:00am5:00am
4:00am6:00am
5:00am7:00am
6:00am8:00am
7:00am9:00am
8:00am10:00am
9:00am11:00am
10:00am12:00pm
11:00am1:00pm
12:00pm2:00pm
1:00pm3:00pm
2:00pm4:00pm
3:00pm5:00pm
4:00pm6:00pm
5:00pm7:00pm
6:00pm8:00pm
7:00pm9:00pm
8:00pm10:00pm
9:00pm11:00pm
10:00pm12:00am
11:00pm1:00am
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01:0003:00
02:0004:00
03:0005:00
04:0006:00
05:0007:00
06:0008:00
07:0009:00
08:0010:00
09:0011:00
10:0012:00
11:0013:00
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Azores Summer Time

Offset: AZOST is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Atlantic

Countries using this time zone: Portugal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AZOST time zone is Ponta Delgada in Portugal, with about 20,056 people.

AZOST Time Zone Geo Map
AZOST timezone map

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

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Azores Summer Time (AZOST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Azores Summer Time (AZOST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12:00 am00:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

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AZOST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for AZOST
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Offset: MEZ is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, 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, Tunisia, Vatican City

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

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

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

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MEZ representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for MEZ
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time