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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 15, 2026 = 11:00 am11:00 CVT (UTC-1), Oct 15, 2026

CEST is 3 hours ahead of CVT.

CEST and CVT examples

These examples always use CEST (UTC+2) and CVT (UTC-1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CEST is 3 hours ahead of CVT.

How the time difference changes

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

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in CVT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in CVT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in CVT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in CVT.

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

Time Difference

Central European Summer Time is 3 hours ahead of Cape Verde Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 11:00 am11:00 in CVT

CEST to CVT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in CVT

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

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 11:00 am11:00 CVT

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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.

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

Cape Verde Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Cape Verde

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CVT time zone is Praia in Cabo Verde, with about 137,868 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mindelo, Espargos, Assomada, Tarrafal.

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

CVT 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 CVT
  • 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