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Zaafarana's clocks go back 1 hour on Fri, Oct 30 · EEST → EET
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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.

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3:00 pm15:00 EEST (UTC+3), Oct 16, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 16, 2026

Zaafarana is 1 hour ahead of CEST.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, Zaafarana and CEST have the same time, Zaafarana is 1 hour ahead of CEST, Zaafarana is 1 hour ahead of CET, or Zaafarana is 2 hours ahead of CET.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Zaafarana correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Zaafarana correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Zaafarana correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Zaafarana correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in CET.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Zaafarana correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Zaafarana correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CEST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Zaafarana correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CET, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Zaafarana correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in CET.

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

Time Difference

EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) is 1 hour ahead of Central European Summer Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Zaafarana, Egypt is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Zaafarana to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Zaafarana which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CEST

3:00 pm15:00 EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) (Zaafarana, Egypt). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 Zaafarana, Egypt / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

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Zaafarana Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EEST – Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3 (now, daylight saving time)
EET – Eastern European Time, UTC+2 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Friday, October 30, 2026 at 12:00 amFriday, October 30, 2026 at 00:00: clocks go back 1 hour to Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 11:00 pmThursday, October 29, 2026 at 23:00 (EET). Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Friday, April 30, 2027 at 12:00 amFriday, April 30, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EEST). DST starts on the last Friday of April each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Zaafarana Facts

Country
Egypt
Population
46,993
Currency
Pound (EGP)
Geographic Coordinates
29° 06' N Latitude / 32° 39' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+20

Central European Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, 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, 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.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

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