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11:00 am11:00 CVT (UTC-1), Oct 14, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 14, 2026

Safende is 3 hours behind CEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Safende is 3 hours behind CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Safende is 2 hours behind CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Safende correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Safende correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Safende correspond to 12:00 to 20:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Safende correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in CET.

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

Time Difference

CVT (Cape Verde Time) is 3 hours behind Central European Summer Time.
11:00 am11:00 in Safende, Cabo Verde is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Safende to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in Safende which corresponds to 12pm-5pm12:00-17:00 in CEST

11:00 am11:00 CVT (Cape Verde Time) (Safende, Cabo Verde). Offset UTC -1:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

11:00 am11:00 Safende, Cabo Verde / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

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Safende Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CVT – Cape Verde Time, UTC-1 (no daylight saving time)

Safende Facts

Country
Cabo Verde
Population
6,858
Currency
Escudo (CVE)
Geographic Coordinates
14° 56' N Latitude / 23° 30' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+238

Central European Summer Time

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

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

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

Today 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 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.

123456789101112End: 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.

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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