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EEST/EET
Eastern European Summer Time
GMT +3
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Eastern Europe is on summer time: EEST (UTC+3) until Sun, Oct 25.
United Kingdom
BST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

3:00 pm15:00 EEST (UTC+3), Oct 8, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 8, 2026

EEST is 2 hours ahead of Edinburgh.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EEST is 2 hours ahead of Edinburgh. At other times of the year, EET is 2 hours ahead of Edinburgh.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EEST correspond to 7:00 am to 3:00 pm in Edinburgh. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EET correspond to 7:00 am to 3:00 pm in Edinburgh.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EEST correspond to 07:00 to 15:00 in Edinburgh. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EET correspond to 07:00 to 15:00 in Edinburgh.

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

Time Difference

Eastern European Summer Time is 2 hours ahead of BST (British Summer Time).
3:00 pm15:00 in EEST is 1:00 pm13:00 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

EEST to Edinburgh call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-5pm11:00-17:00 in EEST which corresponds to 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in Edinburgh

3:00 pm15:00 Eastern European Summer Time (EEST). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 BST (British Summer Time) (Edinburgh, United Kingdom). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

3:00 pm15:00 EEST / 1:00 pm13:00 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

EESTEdinburgh, United Kingdom
12:00am10:00pm
1:00am11:00pm
2:00am12:00am
3:00am1:00am
4:00am2:00am
5:00am3:00am
6:00am4:00am
7:00am5:00am
8:00am6:00am
9:00am7:00am
10:00am8:00am
11:00am9:00am
12:00pm10:00am
1:00pm11:00am
2:00pm12:00pm
3:00pm1:00pm
4:00pm2:00pm
5:00pm3:00pm
6:00pm4:00pm
7:00pm5:00pm
8:00pm6:00pm
9:00pm7:00pm
10:00pm8:00pm
11:00pm9:00pm
00:0022:00
01:0023:00
02:0000:00
03:0001:00
04:0002:00
05:0003:00
06:0004:00
07:0005:00
08:0006:00
09:0007:00
10:0008:00
11:0009:00
12:0010:00
13:0011:00
14:0012:00
15:0013:00
16:0014:00
17:0015:00
18:0016:00
19:0017:00
20:0018:00
21:0019:00
22:0020:00
23:0021:00

Eastern European Time

Offset: EET is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Lebanon, Lithuania, Latvia, Libya, Moldova, Palestine, 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, Kiev, Al Jizah, Beirut.

German: OEZ - Osteuropäische Zeit

EET Time Zone Geo Map
EET 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 Eastern European Summer Time (EEST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: Eastern European Time (EET) ended on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 4:00 am04:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: Eastern European Time (EET) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 am04:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

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

Edinburgh Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
BST - British Summer Time
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+1:00 hours during British Summer Time, currently in use.
+0:00 hours during Greenwich Mean Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 01:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 02:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 01:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Edinburgh Facts

Country
United Kingdom
Alternative Names
Aebura, Caeredin, Dinedin, Doon Edin, Dun Eideann, Dùn Èideann, Dún Éideann, EDI, Ebora, Edimborg, Edimborgh, Edimbourg, Edimbourgo, Edimburg, Edimburgh, Edimburgo, Edimburgo - Dun Eideann, Edimburgo - Dùn Èideann, Edimburgu, Edimburgum, Edimbùrgh, Edinbo, Edinboarch, Edinborg, Edinburc, Edinburg, Edinburga, Edinburgas, Edinburgh, Edinburgo, Edinburq, Edinburrie, Edynburg, Ehdinburg, Ehdynburg, Embra, Idinburg, adnbrt, adynbrw, ai ding bao, edeunbeoleo, edinabara, edinbara, edinburgi, etinparo, xedinbara, Édimbourg, Εδιμβούργο, Единбург, Эдинбург, Эдынбург, Էդինբուրգ, אדינבורו, עדינבורג, إدنبرة, ئێدینبەرە, ادینبرو, ایڈنبرا, एडिनबरा, एदिनबरा, এডিনবরা, எடின்பரோ, ಎಡಿನ್‌ಬರ್ಗ್‌‌, എഡിൻബറോ, เอดินบะระ, အက်ဒင်ဗာရာမြို့, ედინბურგი, エディンバラ, 爱丁堡, 에든버러
Population
514,990
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
55° 57' N Latitude / 3° 11' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+44