CEST/CET
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
CET automatically adjusted to CEST time zone, that is in use
UTC
Universal Time Coordinated
GMT +0
Sweden
CEST

Time Difference

Central European Summer Time is 2 hours ahead of Universal Time Coordinated and 0 hours ahead of CEST (Central European Summer Time)
7:30 am07:30 in CEST is 5:30 am05:30 in UTC and is 7:30 am07:30 in Stockholm, Sweden

CET to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm in CET which corresponds to 8am-5pm in UTC
CET to Stockholm call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-5pm in CET which corresponds to 9am-6pm in Stockholm

7:30 am07:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
5:30 am05:30 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
7:30 am07:30 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Stockholm, Sweden). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

7:30 am07:30 CEST / 5:30 am05:30 UTC / 7:30 am07:30 Stockholm, Sweden

CEST UTC Stockholm, Sweden
12am (midnight) 10pm 12am (midnight)
1am 11pm 1am
2am 12am (midnight) 2am
3am 1am 3am
4am 2am 4am
5am 3am 5am
6am 4am 6am
7am 5am 7am
8am 6am 8am
9am 7am 9am
10am 8am 10am
11am 9am 11am
12pm (noon) 10am 12pm (noon)
1pm 11am 1pm
2pm 12pm (noon) 2pm
3pm 1pm 3pm
4pm 2pm 4pm
5pm 3pm 5pm
6pm 4pm 6pm
7pm 5pm 7pm
8pm 6pm 8pm
9pm 7pm 9pm
10pm 8pm 10pm
11pm 9pm 11pm
0:00 22:00 0:00
1:00 23:00 1:00
2:00 0:00 2:00
3:00 1:00 3:00
4:00 2:00 4:00
5:00 3:00 5:00
6:00 4:00 6:00
7:00 5:00 7:00
8:00 6:00 8:00
9:00 7:00 9:00
10:00 8:00 10:00
11:00 9:00 11:00
12:00 10:00 12:00
13:00 11:00 13:00
14:00 12:00 14:00
15:00 13:00 15:00
16:00 14:00 16:00
17:00 15:00 17:00
18:00 16:00 18:00
19:00 17:00 19:00
20:00 18:00 20:00
21:00 19:00 21:00
22:00 20:00 22:00
23:00 21:00 23:00

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries: It is used in following countries: 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 timezone is Berlin from Germany with population about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in the area are Madrid, Rome, Paris, Algiers

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

CET Time Zone Geo Map
CET timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central European Time (CET) has ended on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on last Sunday of March.

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

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 one hour and zero minutes time differences 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

Universal Time Coordinated

Offset: UTC is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Universal

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but is used by the scientific community.
UTC is the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, like aviation industry and meteorologists, also used to synchronize time across internet networks.

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates zero hour and zero minutes time differences of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Stockholm Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CEST - Central European Summer Time
CET - Central European Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during Central European Summer Time, currently in use.
+1:00 hour during Central European 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 3am Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually the on last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 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 2am Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually the on last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Stockholm Facts

Country
Sweden
Alternative Names
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Population
1,515,017
Currency
Krona (SEK)
Geographic Coordinates
59° 19' N Latitude / 18° 04' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+46