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2:00 pm14:00 CAT (UTC+2), Nov 1, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 MEZ (UTC+1), Nov 1, 2026

CAT is 1 hour ahead of MEZ.

CAT and MEZ examples

These examples always use CAT (UTC+2) 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.

CAT is 1 hour ahead of MEZ.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CAT and MESZ have the same time. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, CAT is 1 hour ahead of MEZ.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CAT correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MESZ. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CAT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in MEZ.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CAT correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in MESZ. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CAT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in MEZ.

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

Time Difference

Central Africa Time is 1 hour ahead of Mitteleuropäische Zeit.
2:00 pm14:00 in CAT is 1:00 pm13:00 in MEZ

CAT to MEZ call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CAT which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in MEZ

2:00 pm14:00 Central Africa Time (CAT). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

2:00 pm14:00 CAT / 1:00 pm13:00 MEZ

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Central Africa Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CAT time zone is Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 2.222 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Lusaka, Mbuji-Mayi, Khartoum, Omdurman.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Central Africa Time (CAT) do not change for daylight saving time, so CAT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CAT 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 CAT
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CAT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Blantyre
  • Africa/Bujumbura
  • Africa/Gaborone
  • Africa/Harare
  • Africa/Juba
  • Africa/Khartoum
  • Africa/Kigali
  • Africa/Lubumbashi
  • Africa/Lusaka
  • Africa/Maputo
  • Africa/Windhoek
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

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)
MEZ all year MEZ part of the year

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.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

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