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Beijing, China to CET

Beijing
China
CST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CET
Central European Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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

Time Difference

CST (China Standard Time) is 7 hours ahead of Central European Time
8:00 pm20:00 in Beijing, China is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET

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

8:00 pm20:00 CST (China Standard Time) (Beijing, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

8:00 pm20:00 Beijing, China / 1:00 pm13:00 CET

Beijing, ChinaCET
12am (midnight)5pm
1am6pm
2am7pm
3am8pm
4am9pm
5am10pm
6am11pm
7am12am (midnight)
8am1am
9am2am
10am3am
11am4am
12pm (noon)5am
1pm6am
2pm7am
3pm8am
4pm9am
5pm10am
6pm11am
7pm12pm (noon)
8pm1pm
9pm2pm
10pm3pm
11pm4pm
00:0017:00
01:0018:00
02:0019:00
03:0020:00
04:0021:00
05:0022:00
06:0023:00
07:0000:00
08:0001:00
09:0002:00
10:0003:00
11:0004:00
12:0005:00
13:0006:00
14:0007:00
15:0008:00
16:0009:00
17:0010:00
18:0011:00
19:0012:00
20:0013:00
21:0014:00
22:0015:00
23:0016:00

Beijing Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CST - China Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+8:00 hours during China Standard Time, currently in use.

Beijing Facts

Country
China
Alternative Names
BJS, Bac Kinh, Baek-ging, Baekging, Behehzhin, Beijing, Beijing Shi, Beising, Beixin, Beixín, Bejdzing, Bejdżing, Bejing, Beyjing, Beȝcinȝ, Báe̤k-gĭng, Béising, Bắc Kinh, Pechin, Pechino, Pechinu, Pechinum, Pecinum, Pei-ching, Pei-ching-shih, Pei-p'ing, Pei-p'ing-shih, Peken, Pekin, Pekin', Pekina, Pekinas, Peking, Pekini, Pekino, Pekín, Pekîn, Peping, Pequim, Pequin, Pequín, Pet-kin, Pet-kîn, Peycing, Pikkin, Pèquin, Pékin, Péqùin, Péycing, be'ijim, be'ijina, be'ijinga, bei jing, bei jing shi, beidjin, beijing, bijiga, bijing, bijinga, bkyn, buggyeong, byjng, bykyn, byyg'yng, byyzsyng, pakking, peyjin, pkn, Πεκίνο, Бейжің, Бээжин, Бәәҗң балһсн, Пекин, Пекинг, Пекін, Пекінґ, Պեկին, בייג'ינג, בייזשינג, بكين, بيكين, بیجنگ, بېجینګ, بېيجىڭ, بېيجىڭ شەھىرى, پکن, پێکەن, ބީޖިންގ, बीजिंग, बेइजिङ, বেইজিং, ਬੀਜਿੰਗ, બેઇજિંગ, பெய்ஜிங், బీజింగ్, ಬೀಜಿಂಗ್, ബെയ്‌ജിങ്ങ്‌, බෙයිජිං, ปักกิ่ง, པེ་ཅིང་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།, ပေကျင်းမြို့, პეკინი, ቤዪጂንግ, ប៉េកាំង, 北京, 北京市, 베이징, 북경
Population
11,716,620
Currency
Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 54' N Latitude / 116° 23' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+86

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
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT