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This converter keeps MESZ at UTC+2. Berlin uses CET (UTC+1) on this date. Open the CET converter, or choose Berlin, Madrid, or Algiers for city-specific time.

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2:30 pm14:30 EET (UTC+2), Oct 25, 2026 = 2:30 pm14:30 MESZ (UTC+2), Oct 25, 2026

EET and MESZ have the same local time.

EET and MESZ examples

These examples always use EET (UTC+2) and MESZ (UTC+2). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

EET and MESZ have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EEST is 1 hour ahead of MESZ. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, EET and MESZ have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EEST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in MESZ. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EET correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MESZ.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EEST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in MESZ. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EET correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in MESZ.

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

Time Difference

Eastern European Time and Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit have the same local time.
2:30 pm14:30 in EET is 2:30 pm14:30 in MESZ

EET to MESZ call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in EET which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in MESZ

2:30 pm14:30 Eastern European Time (EET). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
2:30 pm14:30 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit (MESZ). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

2:30 pm14:30 EET / 2:30 pm14:30 MESZ

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Eastern European Time

Offset: EET is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, Palestinian Territory, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EET time zone is Cairo in Egypt, with about 9.607 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Alexandria, Giza, Kyiv, Beirut.

German: OEZ - Osteuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Eastern European Time (EET)
EET all year EET part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC+3 (EEST).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern European Summer Time (EEST).

123456789101112Start: Eastern European Time (EET) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 am04:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Eastern European Time (EET) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 4:00 am04:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for EET
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Cairo
  • Africa/Tripoli
  • Asia/Beirut
  • Asia/Famagusta
  • Asia/Gaza
  • Asia/Hebron
  • Asia/Nicosia
  • EET
  • Egypt
  • Europe/Athens
  • Europe/Bucharest
  • Europe/Chisinau
  • Europe/Helsinki
  • Europe/Kaliningrad
  • Europe/Kiev
  • Europe/Kyiv
  • Europe/Mariehamn
  • Europe/Nicosia
  • Europe/Riga
  • Europe/Sofia
  • Europe/Tallinn
  • Europe/Tiraspol
  • Europe/Uzhgorod
  • Europe/Vilnius
  • Europe/Zaporozhye
  • Libya
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time

Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Offset: MESZ is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the MESZ time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.

Map of the areas on Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit (MESZ)
MESZ part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+1 (CET).

Daylight Saving: Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit (MESZ) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Central European Time (CET).

123456789101112End: Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit (MESZ) ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit (MESZ) starts on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

MESZ representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for MESZ
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time