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11:00 am11:00 AZOT (UTC-1), Nov 2, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 MEZ (UTC+1), Nov 2, 2026

AZOT is 2 hours behind MEZ.

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AZOT is 2 hours behind MEZ.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, AZOST is 2 hours behind MESZ. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, AZOT is 2 hours behind MEZ.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AZOST correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in MESZ. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AZOT correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in MEZ.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AZOST correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in MESZ. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AZOT correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in MEZ.

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

Time Difference

Azores Time is 2 hours behind Mitteleuropäische Zeit.
11:00 am11:00 in AZOT is 1:00 pm13:00 in MEZ

AZOT to MEZ call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in AZOT which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in MEZ

11:00 am11:00 Azores Time (AZOT). Offset UTC -1:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

11:00 am11:00 AZOT / 1:00 pm13:00 MEZ

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Azores Time

Offset: AZOT is 1 hour behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Portugal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AZOT time zone is Ponta Delgada in Portugal, with about 20,056 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Lagoa, Angra do Heroísmo, Rabo de Peixe, Horta.

Map of the areas on Azores Time (AZOT)
AZOT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on AZOT.

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

123456789101112Start: Azores Time (AZOT) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12:00 am00:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Azores Time (AZOT) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 1:00 am01:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

See Portugal daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AZOT 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 west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • November - Military abbreviation for AZOT
  • N - short form of 'November'
Time zones with the GMT -1 offset:
  • EGT - East Greenland Time
  • WGST - Western Greenland Summer Time
  • AZOT - Azores Time
  • CVT - Cape Verde Time
  • N - November Time Zone

Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Offset: MEZ is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, 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, 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.

Map of the areas on Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ)
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Today all shaded areas are on MEZ.

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).

123456789101112Start: Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

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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