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CET Africa to BST Converter

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CET
Central European Time
GMT +1
12am
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6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
BST
British Summer Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
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9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Oct 5, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 5, 2026

CET and BST have the same local time.

CET and BST examples

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

CET and BST have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CET Africa and BST have the same time. At other times of the year, CET Africa is 1 hour ahead of GMT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET Africa correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET Africa correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET Africa correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET Africa correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in GMT.

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

Time Difference

Central European Time and British Summer Time have the same local time.
1:00 pm13:00 in CET is 1:00 pm13:00 in BST

CET to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CET which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in BST

1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

1:00 pm13:00 CET / 1:00 pm13:00 BST

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

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, 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, Tunisia, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

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

CET 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 CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • 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 +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

British Summer Time

Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Britain (UK), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Saint Helier.

BST Time Zone Geo Map
BST timezone map

Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST 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 BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
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
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT