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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 14, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 14, 2026

CEST is 9 hours ahead of San Diego.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CEST is 9 hours ahead of San Diego. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 8 hours ahead of San Diego. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 9 hours ahead of San Diego.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in San Diego. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in San Diego or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in San Diego.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in San Diego. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in San Diego or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in San Diego.

Compare CET time with San Diego 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 9 hours ahead of PDT (Pacific Daylight Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 5:00 am05:00 in San Diego, CA, USA

CEST to San Diego call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in CEST which corresponds to 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in San Diego. Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) (San Diego, CA, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 5:00 am05:00 San Diego, CA, USA

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Central European Time

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

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.

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

San Diego Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (now, daylight saving time)
PST – Pacific Standard Time, UTC-8 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (PST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (PDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

San Diego Facts

Country
USA
State
California
Alternative Names
Davis' Folly, Didacopolis, Graytown, Lungsod ng San Diego, New San Diego, SAN, San Diegas, San Diego, San Diegu, San Dijego, San Diyego, San Diyégo, San Miguel, San Ntienko, San-Diego, San-Dieqo, San-Dyega, Sandjego, can tiyeko, saendiego, saendieigo, saina di'ego, san diyago, san dyyghw, san-diego, sana di'ego, sana diyago, sandiego, sena diyego, sheng de ya ge, sn dygw, sn dyygw, syana di'ego, Σαν Ντιέγκο, Сан Диего, Сан Дијего, Сан-Диего, Сан-Дыега, Сан-Дієго, Սան Դիեգո, סאן דיעגא, סן דייגו, سان دييغو, سان ڈیاگو, سان ڈیگو, سن دیگو, सॅन डियेगो, सैन डिएगो, स्यान डिएगो, সান ডিয়াগো, ਸਾਨ ਦੀਏਗੋ, சான் டியேகோ, శాన్ డియాగో, แซนดีเอโก, სან-დიეგო, ሳንዲየጎ, サンディエゴ, 聖地牙哥, 샌디에고, 샌디에이고
Population
1,404,452
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
32° 42' N Latitude / 117° 09' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1