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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.
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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 18, 2026 = 10:30 pm22:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30), Oct 18, 2026

CEST is 8 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, CEST is 7 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide, CEST is 8 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide, or CET is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 4:30 pm to 1:30 am (next day) in Adelaide, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 5:30 pm to 2:30 am (next day) in Adelaide, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 6:30 pm to 3:30 am (next day) in Adelaide.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 16:30 to 01:30 (next day) in Adelaide, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 17:30 to 02:30 (next day) in Adelaide, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 18:30 to 03:30 (next day) in Adelaide.

Compare CET time with Adelaide 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 8 hours and 30 minutes behind ACDT (Australian Central Daylight Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 10:30 pm22:30 in Adelaide, Australia

CEST to Adelaide call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-9:30am09:00-09:30 in CEST which corresponds to 5:30pm-6pm17:30-18:00 in Adelaide

2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
10:30 pm22:30 ACDT (Australian Central Daylight Time) (Adelaide, Australia). Offset UTC +10:30 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 10:30 pm22:30 Adelaide, Australia

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Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, 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, 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.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Central European Time (CET)
CET all year CET part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC+2 (CEST).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

123456789101112End: Central European Time (CET) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Central European Time (CET) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

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

Adelaide Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
ACDT – Australian Central Daylight Time, UTC+10:30 (now, daylight saving time)
ACST – Australian Central Standard Time, UTC+9:30 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 amSunday, April 4, 2027 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (ACST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of April each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, October 3, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, October 3, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (ACDT). DST starts on the 1st Sunday of October each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Adelaide Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
ADL, Adehlaida, Adelaida, Adelaidae, Adelaide, Adelaidis, Adelaidė, Adelajda, Adelajdo, Adelaïda, Adelaïde, Adelejd, Adelàida, Adélaïde, Edelaid, Tarndanya, Tarndarnya, a de lai de, adelaida, aderedo, adilaid, adiled, adlayd, adylyd, aedeulleideu, atileyit, edile'ida, edileda, Αδελαΐδα, Аделаидæ, Аделаида, Аделаїда, Аделейд, Аделејд, Адэлаіда, Ադելաիդա, אדלייד, آدلاید, أديليد, ئادېلايدې, ایڈیلیڈ, एडिलेड, ॲdaleda, ॲडलेड, એડિલેઇડ, அடிலெயிட், అడిలైడ్, ಅಡಿಲೇಡ್, അഡിലെയ്‌ഡ്, แอดิเลด, အက်ဒလိတ်မြို့, ადელაიდა, アデレード, 阿德来得, 阿德莱德, 애들레이드
Population
1,469,163
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
34° 55' S Latitude / 138° 35' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61