CET
Central European Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EST
Eastern Standard Time
GMT -5
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Sweden
CET
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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

Time Difference

Central European Time is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and 0 hours ahead of CET (Central European Time)
1:00 pm13:00 in CET is 7:00 am07:00 in EST and is 1:00 pm13:00 in Stockholm, Sweden

CET to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-5pm in CET which corresponds to 9am-11am in EST
CET to Stockholm call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm in CET which corresponds to 9am-5pm in Stockholm

1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 CET (Central European Time) (Stockholm, Sweden). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

1:00 pm13:00 CET / 7:00 am07:00 EST / 1:00 pm13:00 Stockholm, Sweden

CETESTStockholm, Sweden
12am (midnight)6pm12am (midnight)
1am7pm1am
2am8pm2am
3am9pm3am
4am10pm4am
5am11pm5am
6am12am (midnight)6am
7am1am7am
8am2am8am
9am3am9am
10am4am10am
11am5am11am
12pm (noon)6am12pm (noon)
1pm7am1pm
2pm8am2pm
3pm9am3pm
4pm10am4pm
5pm11am5pm
6pm12pm (noon)6pm
7pm1pm7pm
8pm2pm8pm
9pm3pm9pm
10pm4pm10pm
11pm5pm11pm
00:0018:0000:00
01:0019:0001:00
02:0020:0002:00
03:0021:0003:00
04:0022:0004:00
05:0023:0005:00
06:0000:0006:00
07:0001:0007:00
08:0002:0008:00
09:0003:0009:00
10:0004:0010:00
11:0005:0011:00
12:0006:0012:00
13:0007:0013:00
14:0008:0014:00
15:0009:0015:00
16:0010:0016:00
17:0011:0017:00
18:0012:0018:00
19:0013:0019:00
20:0014:0020:00
21:0015:0021:00
22:0016:0022:00
23:0017:0023:00

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, Rome, Paris, Algiers.

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: Central European Time (CET) started on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central European Time (CET) ends on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

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

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EST Time Zone Geo Map
EST 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 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

Stockholm Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CEST - Central European Summer Time
CET - Central European Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during Central European Summer Time, currently in use.
+1:00 hours during Central European Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Stockholm Facts

Country
Sweden
Alternative Names
Estocolm, Estocolme, Estocolmo, Estocolmu, Estocòlme, Estokolma, Estokolmo, Holmia, STO, Stakgol'm, Stjokolna, Stoccholm, Stoccolma, Stockholbma, Stockholm, Stockolm, Stocolm, Stocolma, Stocòlma, Stocólma, Stokcholme, Stokgol'm, Stokgol'm osh, Stokgolm, Stokhol'm, Stokholm, Stokholma, Stokholmas, Stokholmi, Stokholmo, Stokkholm, Stokkholmur, Stokkhólmur, Stokkolma, Stokol'ma, Stokolm, Stuculma, Stuokhuolms, Stócólm, Sztokholm, Sztokhòlm, Tukholma, astkhlm, satakahoma, seutogholleum, si de ge er mo, stak'hom, stakahoma, stokahoma, stwkhwlm, stwqhwlm, stxkholm, sutokkuhorumu, Štokholm, Στοκχόλμη, Стакгольм, Стокhольм, Стокгольм, Стокгольм ош, Стокольма, Стокхолм, Стокҳолм, Стёколна, Ստոկհոլմ, סטוקהולם, שטאקהאלם, استکهلم, ستوكهولم, ستۆکھۆڵم, سٹاکہوم, ܣܛܘܩܗܘܠܡ, स्टकहोम, स्टॉकहोम, स्तकहोम, স্টকহোম, ਸਟਾਕਹੋਮ, ஸ்டாக்ஹோம், స్టాక్‌హోమ్, ಸ್ಟಾಕ್‍ಹೋಮ್, സ്റ്റോക്ക്‌ഹോം, สตอกโฮล์ม, སི་ཏོག་ཧོ་ལིམ།, စတော့ဟုမ်းမြို့, სტოკჰოლმი, ስቶኮልም, ᔅᑑᒃᓱᓪᒻ/stuukhulm, ストックホルム, 斯德哥尔摩, 斯德哥爾摩, 스톡홀름, 𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌺𐌺𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌼𐍃
Population
1,515,017
Currency
Krona (SEK)
Geographic Coordinates
59° 19' N Latitude / 18° 04' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+46