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CEST/CET

Central European Summer Time

GMT +2

12am

3am

6am

9am

12pm

3pm

6pm

9pm

Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.

Use CET all year (UTC+1)

CDT/CST

Central Daylight Time

GMT -5

12am

3am

6am

9am

12pm

3pm

6pm

9pm

Central Time is on daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) until Sun, Nov 1.

Mexico City and Saskatchewan stay on CST (UTC−6).

Chicago · CDT (UTC−5)Mexico City, Saskatchewan · CST all year (UTC−6)

Quick answers

Selected conversion

2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 10, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 10, 2026

CEST is 7 hours ahead of CDT.

CET and CST examples

These examples always use CET (UTC+1) and CST (UTC-6). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CET is 7 hours ahead of CST.

CST uses UTC-6 during standard time. For Central Time that follows daylight saving time, use CET to CT. For daylight-time examples, use CET to CDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CEST is 7 hours ahead of CDT. At other times of the year, CET is 7 hours ahead of CST or CET is 6 hours ahead of CDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in CST or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in CDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in CST or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in CDT.

Compare CET time with CST 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 7 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

CEST to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm16:00-17:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in CDT

2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

CEST	CDT
12:00am	5:00pm
1:00am	6:00pm
2:00am	7:00pm
3:00am	8:00pm
4:00am	9:00pm
5:00am	10:00pm
6:00am	11:00pm
7:00am	12:00am
8:00am	1:00am
9:00am	2:00am
10:00am	3:00am
11:00am	4:00am
12:00pm	5:00am
1:00pm	6:00am
2:00pm	7:00am
3:00pm	8:00am
4:00pm	9:00am
5:00pm	10:00am
6:00pm	11:00am
7:00pm	12:00pm
8:00pm	1:00pm
9:00pm	2:00pm
10:00pm	3:00pm
11:00pm	4:00pm
00:00	17:00
01:00	18:00
02:00	19:00
03:00	20:00
04:00	21:00
05:00	22:00
06:00	23:00
07:00	00:00
08:00	01:00
09:00	02:00
10:00	03:00
11:00	04:00
12:00	05:00
13:00	06:00
14:00	07:00
15:00	08:00
16:00	09:00
17:00	10:00
18:00	11:00
19:00	12:00
20:00	13:00
21:00	14:00
22:00	15:00
23:00	16:00

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour 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, 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

CET Time Zone Geo Map — CET timezone map

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).

End: 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.

Start: 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

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

CST Time Zone Geo Map — CST timezone map

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

End: Central Standard Time (CST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

Start: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.