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Berlin's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Oct 25 · CEST → CET

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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 18, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 18, 2026

CDT is 7 hours behind Berlin.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CT is 7 hours behind Berlin. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, CT is 6 hours behind Berlin.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Berlin. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CT correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Berlin.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Berlin. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CT correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Berlin.

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

Time Difference

Central Daylight Time is 7 hours behind CEST (Central European Summer Time).
7:00 am07:00 in CDT is 2:00 pm14:00 in Berlin, Germany

CDT to Berlin call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CDT which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in Berlin

7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Berlin, Germany). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 CDT / 2:00 pm14:00 Berlin, Germany

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Central Time

Central Time (CT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CT time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Time (CT)
CT all year CT part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time, MDT).

CT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone

Berlin Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CEST – Central European Summer Time, UTC+2 (now, daylight saving time)
CET – Central European Time, UTC+1 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (CET). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (CEST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Berlin Facts

Country
Germany
Alternative Names
BER, Beirlin, Beirlín, Berleno, Berlien, Berliin, Berliini, Berlijn, Berlim, Berlin, Berline, Berlini, Berlino, Berlyn, Berlynas, Berlëno, Berlín, Berlîn, Berlīne, Berolino, Berolinum, Birlinu, Bèrlîn, Estat de Berlin, Estat de Berlín, bai lin, barlina, beleullin, berlini, berurin, bexrlin, brlyn, perlin, Βερολίνο, Берлин, Берлін, Бэрлін, Բերլին, בערלין, ברלין, برلين, برلین, بېرلىن, ܒܪܠܝܢ, बर्लिन, বার্লিন, பெர்லின், เบอร์ลิน, ბერლინი, ベルリン, 柏林, 베를린
Population
3,426,354
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
52° 31' N Latitude / 13° 24' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+49
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