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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.
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Tel Aviv's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Oct 25 · IDT → IST

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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 18, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 18, 2026

CEST is 1 hour behind Tel Aviv.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CEST is 1 hour behind Tel Aviv. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 26, 2027, CET is 1 hour behind Tel Aviv. From Mar 26 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 2 hours behind Tel Aviv. Briefly around clock changes, CEST and Tel Aviv have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in Tel Aviv. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in Tel Aviv or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in Tel Aviv.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in Tel Aviv. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in Tel Aviv or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in Tel Aviv.

Compare CET time with Tel Aviv 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 1 hour behind IDT (Israel Daylight Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 3:00 pm15:00 in Tel Aviv, Israel

CEST to Tel Aviv call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CEST which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Tel Aviv

2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 IDT (Israel Daylight Time) (Tel Aviv, Israel). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 3:00 pm15:00 Tel Aviv, Israel

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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

Tel Aviv Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
IDT – Israel Daylight Time, UTC+3 (now, daylight saving time)
IST – Israel Standard Time, UTC+2 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (IST). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Friday, March 26, 2027 at 2:00 amFriday, March 26, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (IDT). Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Tel Aviv Facts

Country
Israel
Alternative Names
Lungsod ng Tel Aviv-Yafo, TLV, Tehl'-Aviu, Tel Avevs, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Yaffo, Tel Aviv Yafo, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Tel Aviv-Jafo, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Avivas, Tel Avív, Tel Avėvs, Tel Awiw, Tel Eviv, Tel'-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Tel-Avivo, Tel-aviv, Tel-Əviv, Telaviva, Telavivum, Tell Abib, Tell Abīb, Tell Afif, te la wei fu, tel aviv, tel-abibeu, tel-avivi, tela abhibha, tela abhiva, tela aviva, tela'abiba, tel־ʼabiyb-yapwo, teruabibu, thel xa wif, tl abyb, tl abyb yafa, tl alrbyʿ, tl avyv, tl awyw, tl awyw yafw, tl ʼbyb, tlawyw, tl‌awyw, tl‌awyw yafw, tێl yەvyv, Τελ Αβίβ, Тел Авив, Тел-Авив, Тель-Авив, Тель-Авів, Тэль-Авіў, Թել Ավիվ, תֵּל־אָבִיב–יָפוֹ, תל אביב, תל אביב-יפו, تل آویو, تل آویو یافو, تل آڤیڤ, تل أبيب, تل أبيب يافا, تل ابيب, تل ابیب, تل الربيع, تل اویو, تل اویو یافو, تلاویو, تل‌آویو, تل‌آویو یافو, تل‌اویو, تل‌اویو یافو, تێل ئەڤیڤ, تېلاۋىف, ܬܠ ܐܒܝܒ, तेल अभिव, तेल अविव, तेल अवीव, তেল আভিভ, তেলআবিব, டெல் அவீவ், ടെൽ അവീവ്, เทลอาวีฟ, თელ-ავივი, ቴል አቪቭ, テルアビブ, 特拉維夫, 特拉维夫, 텔아비브
Population
432,892
Currency
Shekel (ILS)
Geographic Coordinates
32° 04' N Latitude / 34° 46' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+972