CET
Central European Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Israel
IST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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 Time is 1 hour behind IST (Israel Standard Time)
1:00 pm13:00 in CET is 2:00 pm14:00 in Tel Aviv, Israel

CET to Tel Aviv call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm in CET which corresponds to 10am-5pm in Tel Aviv

1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 IST (Israel Standard Time) (Tel Aviv, Israel). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 CET / 2:00 pm14:00 Tel Aviv, Israel

CETTel Aviv, Israel
12am (midnight)1am
1am2am
2am3am
3am4am
4am5am
5am6am
6am7am
7am8am
8am9am
9am10am
10am11am
11am12pm (noon)
12pm (noon)1pm
1pm2pm
2pm3pm
3pm4pm
4pm5pm
5pm6pm
6pm7pm
7pm8pm
8pm9pm
9pm10pm
10pm11pm
11pm12am (midnight)
00:0001:00
01:0002:00
02:0003:00
03:0004:00
04:0005:00
05:0006:00
06:0007:00
07:0008:00
08:0009:00
09:0010:00
10:0011:00
11:0012:00
12:0013:00
13:0014:00
14:0015:00
15:0016:00
16:0017:00
17:0018:00
18:0019:00
19:0020:00
20:0021:00
21:0022:00
22:0023:00
23:0000:00

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

Tel Aviv Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
IDT - Israel Daylight Time
IST - Israel Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+3:00 hours during Israel Daylight Time, currently in use.
+2:00 hours during Israel 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 3amFriday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the last Friday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Friday, March 27, 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 2am to 1amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter 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