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Central Europe is on standard time: CET (UTC+1) until Sun, Mar 28, 2027.

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3:30 pm15:30 AST (UTC+3), Oct 25, 2026 = 1:30 pm13:30 CET (UTC+1), Oct 25, 2026

Jidd Ḩafş is 2 hours ahead of CET.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Jidd Hafs is 1 hour ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Jidd Hafs is 2 hours ahead of CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Jidd Hafs correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Jidd Hafs correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Jidd Hafs correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Jidd Hafs correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in CET.

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

Time Difference

AST (Arabia Standard Time) is 2 hours ahead of Central European Time.
3:30 pm15:30 in Jidd Hafs, Bahrain is 1:30 pm13:30 in CET

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

3:30 pm15:30 AST (Arabia Standard Time) (Jidd Hafs, Bahrain). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
1:30 pm13:30 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

3:30 pm15:30 Jidd Hafs, Bahrain / 1:30 pm13:30 CET

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Jidd Ḩafş Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
AST – Arabia Standard Time, UTC+3 (no daylight saving time)

Jidd Ḩafş Facts

Country
Bahrain
Alternative Names
Djidd Hafs, Djidd Ḥafṣ, Jadd Hafs, Jid Hafs, Jidd Hafs, Jidd Ḩafş, Judd Hafs, Judd Ḩafş, jid hafs, جِدّ حَفْص
Population
66,588
Currency
Dinar (BHD)
Geographic Coordinates
26° 13' N Latitude / 50° 32' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+973

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

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+1 (CET).

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

123456789101112End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ended 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) starts 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

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