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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 12, 2026 = 1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 13, 2026

CEST is 11 hours behind Hamilton.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, CEST is 10 hours behind Hamilton, New Zealand, CEST is 11 hours behind Hamilton, New Zealand, or CET is 12 hours behind Hamilton, New Zealand.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 7:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in Hamilton, New Zealand, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 8:00 pm to 4:00 am (next day) in Hamilton, New Zealand, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 9:00 pm to 5:00 am (next day) in Hamilton, New Zealand.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 19:00 to 03:00 (next day) in Hamilton, New Zealand, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 20:00 to 04:00 (next day) in Hamilton, New Zealand, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 21:00 to 05:00 (next day) in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Compare CEST time with Hamilton 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 11 hours behind NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 1:00 am01:00 in Hamilton, New Zealand

CEST to Hamilton call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am07:00-08:00 in CEST which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in Hamilton

2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:00 am01:00 NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time) (Hamilton, New Zealand). Offset UTC +13:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 1:00 am01:00 Hamilton, New Zealand

CESTHamilton, New Zealand
12:00am11:00am
1:00am12:00pm
2:00am1:00pm
3:00am2:00pm
4:00am3:00pm
5:00am4:00pm
6:00am5:00pm
7:00am6:00pm
8:00am7:00pm
9:00am8:00pm
10:00am9:00pm
11:00am10:00pm
12:00pm11:00pm
1:00pm12:00am
2:00pm1:00am
3:00pm2:00am
4:00pm3:00am
5:00pm4:00am
6:00pm5:00am
7:00pm6:00am
8:00pm7:00am
9:00pm8:00am
10:00pm9:00am
11:00pm10:00am
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01:0012:00
02:0013:00
03:0014:00
04:0015:00
05:0016:00
06:0017:00
07:0018:00
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09:0020:00
10:0021:00
11:0022:00
12:0023:00
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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

Hamilton Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
NZDT - New Zealand Daylight Time
NZST - New Zealand Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+13:00 hours during New Zealand Daylight Time, currently in use.
+12:00 hours during New Zealand 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 hourSunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, September 27, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of September. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, September 27, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, April 5, 2026 at 03:00 local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, April 5, 2026 at 02:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Hamilton Facts

Country
New Zealand
Alternative Names
Gamil'tan, Gamil'ton, HLZ, Hameldun, Hameldūn, Hamilton, Hamilton City, Hamilton pa New Zealand, Hamilton på New Zealand, Hamiltonas, Khamiltn, Khamilton, Kirikiriroa, amiltan, ha mi er dun, haemilteon, haimilatana, haimiltana, hamiruton, hamyltwn, hemiltana, Гамильтон, Гамільтан, Гамільтон, Хамилтон, Хамилтън, هاميلتون, هامیلتون, ہیملٹن، نیوزی لینڈ, हॅमिल्टन, हैमिल्टन, ਹੈਮਿਲਟਨ, ஆமில்டன், ഹാമിൽടൺ, ჰამილტონი, ハミルトン, 哈密尔顿, 해밀턴
Population
192,100
Currency
Dollar (NZD)
Geographic Coordinates
37° 46' S Latitude / 175° 16' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+64