CEST to SAST to Accra Time Converter
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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 23, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Oct 23, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Oct 23, 2026
CEST and SAST have the same local time. CEST is 2 hours ahead of Accra.
How the time difference changes
CEST to SAST
For most of the year, CEST and SAST have the same time. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 1 hour behind SAST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in SAST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in SAST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in SAST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in SAST.
CEST to Accra
For most of the year, CEST is 2 hours ahead of Accra. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 1 hour ahead of Accra.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in Accra. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in Accra.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in Accra. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in Accra.
Compare CEST time with SAST and Accra time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central European Summer Time and South Africa Standard Time have the same local time. Central European Summer Time is 2 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 2:00 pm14:00 in SAST and is 12:00 pm12:00 in Accra, Ghana
CEST to SAST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in SAST
CEST to Accra call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Accra
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 South Africa Standard Time (SAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) (Accra, Ghana). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 2:00 pm14:00 SAST / 12:00 pm12:00 Accra, Ghana
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| CEST | SAST | Accra, Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00am | 10:00pm previous day | |
| 1:00am | 11:00pm previous day | |
| 2:00am | 12:00am | |
| 3:00am | 1:00am | |
| 4:00am | 2:00am | |
| 5:00am | 3:00am | |
| 6:00am | 4:00am | |
| 7:00am | 5:00am | |
| 8:00am | 6:00am | |
| 9:00am | 7:00am | |
| 10:00am | 8:00am | |
| 11:00am | 9:00am | |
| 12:00pm | 10:00am | |
| 1:00pm | 11:00am | |
| 2:00pm | 12:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 1:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | 2:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | 3:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | 4:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | 5:00pm | |
| 8:00pm | 6:00pm | |
| 9:00pm | 7:00pm | |
| 10:00pm | 8:00pm | |
| 11:00pm | 9:00pm | |
| 00:00 | 22:00 previous day | |
| 01:00 | 23:00 previous day | |
| 02:00 | 00:00 | |
| 03:00 | 01:00 | |
| 04:00 | 02:00 | |
| 05:00 | 03:00 | |
| 06:00 | 04:00 | |
| 07:00 | 05:00 | |
| 08:00 | 06:00 | |
| 09:00 | 07:00 | |
| 10:00 | 08:00 | |
| 11:00 | 09:00 | |
| 12:00 | 10:00 | |
| 13:00 | 11:00 | |
| 14:00 | 12:00 | |
| 15:00 | 13:00 | |
| 16:00 | 14:00 | |
| 17:00 | 15:00 | |
| 18:00 | 16:00 | |
| 19:00 | 17:00 | |
| 20:00 | 18:00 | |
| 21:00 | 19:00 | |
| 22:00 | 20:00 | |
| 23:00 | 21:00 |
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Albania, 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, 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
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).
Start: 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.
End: 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.
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +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.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- 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
- 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
South Africa Standard Time
Offset: SAST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa
Principal Cities: The largest city in the SAST time zone is Johannesburg in South Africa, with about 9.418 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Gqeberha.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in South Africa Standard Time (SAST) do not change for daylight saving time, so SAST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
SAST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +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.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for SAST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Africa/Maseru
- Africa/Mbabane
- 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