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Quebec's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · EDT → EST
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 26, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Oct 26, 2026

Québec is 5 hours behind CET.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Quebec is 6 hours behind CEST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, Quebec is 5 hours behind CET. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Quebec is 6 hours behind CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Quebec correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Quebec correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Quebec correspond to 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Quebec correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Quebec correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Quebec correspond to 14:00 to 23:00 in CET.

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

Time Difference

EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) is 5 hours behind Central European Time.
8:00 am08:00 in Quebec, Canada is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET

Québec to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in Québec which corresponds to 2pm-6pm14:00-18:00 in CET

8:00 am08:00 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) (Quebec, Canada). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

8:00 am08:00 Quebec, Canada / 1:00 pm13:00 CET

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Québec Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (now, daylight saving time)
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (EDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Québec Facts

Country
Canada
Alternative Names
Altepetl Quebec, Bandaraya Quebec, Cathair Quebec, Cathair Québec, Ciutat de Quebec, Jiji la Quebec, Kebec Vile, Kebek, Kebeko, Kebeku, Kempek, Kevek tava, Kota Quebec, Kuehbehk, Kvebek, Kvebeka, Kvebekas, Kwebek, Kwebek Shehiri, Kwébék, Kwébék Shehiri, Kébéc Vile, Kévek táva, Lungsod ng Quebec, Lungsod ng Québec, QC, Quebec, Quebec Ceety, Quebec City, Quebec Hiria, Quebec llaqta, Quebec-chhi, Quebec-su, Quebecborg, Quebecceaster, Quebecstad, Quebecum urbs, Québec, Québec-chhī, Québec-sṳ, Québecborg, Siudad ti Quebec, Tchubec, Thanh pho Quebec, Thành phố Québec, Vila de Quebec, Vila de Quebèc, Ville de Quebec, Ville de Québec, YQB, kbk, kebaika sahira, kh wibek, kiyupek nakaram, kui bei ke shi, kvebeka siti, kwebeg, kyubeka nagara, mdynt kybk, qwwybq syty, Κεμπέκ, Квебек, Куэбэк, Քվեբեկ, קוויבק סיטי, مدينة كيبك, کبک, کیوبک شہر, क्यूबेक नगर, क्वेबेक सिटी, ਕੇਬੈਕ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ, கியூபெக் நகரம், ควิเบก, კვებეკი, ケベック・シティー, 魁北克市, 퀘벡
Population
531,902
Currency
Dollar (CAD)
Geographic Coordinates
46° 48' N Latitude / 71° 12' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Central European Time

Offset: CET 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 CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Central European Time (CET)
CET all year CET part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CET.

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: Central European Time (CET) 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: Central European Time (CET) 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.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CET 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 CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • 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 +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