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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.

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9:00 am09:00 CLST (UTC-3), Oct 13, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 13, 2026

CLST is 5 hours behind CEST.

CLST and CET examples

These examples always use CLST (UTC-3) and CET (UTC+1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CLST is 4 hours behind CET.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, CLST is 4 hours behind CET, CLST is 5 hours behind CEST, or CLT is 6 hours behind CEST.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CLST correspond to 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm in CET, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CLST correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in CEST, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CLT correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in CEST.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CLST correspond to 13:00 to 21:00 in CET, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CLST correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in CEST, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CLT correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in CEST.

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

Time Difference

Chile Summer Time is 5 hours behind Central European Summer Time.
9:00 am09:00 in CLST is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

CLST to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in CLST which corresponds to 2pm-5pm14:00-17:00 in CEST

9:00 am09:00 Chile Summer Time (CLST). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

9:00 am09:00 CLST / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

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Chile Summer Time

Offset: CLST is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Chile

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CLST time zone is Santiago in Chile, with about 4.837 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Antofagasta, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Puerto Montt.

Map of the areas on Chile Summer Time (CLST)
CLST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CLST.

Daylight Saving: Chile Summer Time (CLST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Chile Standard Time (CLT).

123456789101112Start: Chile Summer Time (CLST) started on Sunday, September 6, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 6, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Sunday of September.

123456789101112End: Chile Summer Time (CLST) ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, April 3, 2027, 11:00 pm23:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.

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CLST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -03 - basic short
  • -0300 - basic
  • -03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0300 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Papa - Military abbreviation for CLST
  • P - short form of 'Papa'
Time zones with the GMT -3 offset:
  • ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
  • PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • PMST - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • AMST - Amazon Summer Time
  • ART - Argentina Time
  • BRT - Brasília time
  • CLST - Chile Summer Time
  • FKST - Falkland Islands Summer Time
  • GFT - French Guiana Time
  • P - Papa Time Zone
  • PYST - Paraguay Summer Time
  • SRT - Suriname Time
  • UYT - Uruguay Time

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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, 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.

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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