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Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 11, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 EEST (UTC+3), Oct 11, 2026

CEST is 1 hour behind Al Qurayn.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, CEST and Al Qurayn have the same time, CEST is 1 hour behind Al Qurayn, CET is 1 hour behind Al Qurayn, or CET is 2 hours behind Al Qurayn.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Al Qurayn, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in Al Qurayn, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in Al Qurayn, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in Al Qurayn.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in Al Qurayn, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in Al Qurayn, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in Al Qurayn, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in Al Qurayn.

Compare CEST time with Al Qurayn 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 1 hour behind EEST (Eastern European Summer Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 3:00 pm15:00 in Al Qurayn, Egypt

CEST to Al Qurayn call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in CEST which corresponds to 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in Al Qurayn

2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) (Al Qurayn, Egypt). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 3:00 pm15:00 Al Qurayn, Egypt

CESTAl Qurayn, Egypt
12:00am1:00am
1:00am2:00am
2:00am3:00am
3:00am4:00am
4:00am5:00am
5:00am6:00am
6:00am7:00am
7:00am8:00am
8:00am9:00am
9:00am10:00am
10:00am11:00am
11:00am12:00pm
12:00pm1:00pm
1:00pm2:00pm
2:00pm3:00pm
3:00pm4:00pm
4:00pm5:00pm
5:00pm6:00pm
6:00pm7:00pm
7:00pm8:00pm
8:00pm9:00pm
9:00pm10:00pm
10:00pm11:00pm
11:00pm12:00am
00:0001:00
01:0002:00
02:0003:00
03:0004:00
04:0005:00
05:0006:00
06:0007:00
07:0008:00
08:0009:00
09:0010:00
10:0011:00
11:0012:00
12:0013:00
13:0014:00
14:0015:00
15:0016:00
16:0017:00
17:0018:00
18:0019:00
19:0020:00
20:0021:00
21:0022:00
22:0023:00
23:0000:00

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

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

CEST Time Zone Geo Map
CEST timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: 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

Al Qurayn Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
EET - Eastern European Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+3:00 hours during Eastern European Summer Time, currently in use.
+2:00 hours during Eastern European Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourFriday, April 24, 2026 at 12:00 amFriday, April 24, 2026 at 00:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Friday of April. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Friday, April 24, 2026 at 1:00 amFriday, April 24, 2026 at 01:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourFriday, October 30, 2026 at 12:00 amFriday, October 30, 2026 at 00:00 local time. DST ends annually on the last Friday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 11:00 pmThursday, October 29, 2026 at 23:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Al Qurayn Facts

Country
Egypt
Alternative Names
Al Qurayn, Al Qurayn wa Tawahin al Haysamiyah, Al Qurayn wa Ţawāḩīn al Ḩayşamīyah, Al'-Ehl'-Kurajn, El Qurein and Tawahin el Heisamiya, El Qurein and Tawaḥîn el Heiṣamîya, El-Qurein, El-Qurein wa Tawahir, El-Qurein wa Ṭawâḥîr, alqryn, Аль-Эль-Курайн, القرين
Population
94,632
Currency
Pound (EGP)
Geographic Coordinates
30° 36' N Latitude / 31° 44' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+20