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1:00 pm13:00 MEZ (UTC+1), Oct 30, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 B (UTC+2), Oct 30, 2026

MEZ is 1 hour behind B.

MEZ and B examples

These examples always use MEZ (UTC+1) and B (UTC+2). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

MEZ is 1 hour behind B.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, MESZ and B have the same time. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, MEZ is 1 hour behind B.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MESZ correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in B. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MEZ correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in B.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MESZ correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in B. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MEZ correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in B.

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

Time Difference

Mitteleuropäische Zeit is 1 hour behind Bravo Time Zone.
1:00 pm13:00 in MEZ is 2:00 pm14:00 in B

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

1:00 pm13:00 Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 Bravo Time Zone (B). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 MEZ / 2:00 pm14:00 B

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Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Offset: MEZ 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 MEZ time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

Map of the areas on Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ)
MEZ all year MEZ part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on MEZ.

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).

123456789101112Start: Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) started 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. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) ends 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

MEZ 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 MEZ
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
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

Bravo Time Zone

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

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Antarctica, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestinian Territory, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Principal Cities: The largest city in the B time zone is Cairo in Egypt, with about 9.607 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Johannesburg, Alexandria, Cape Town, Giza.

Daylight Saving: Some places on Bravo Time Zone (B) keep the same time all year, while others use B for only part of the year and change their clocks for daylight saving time; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Bravo Time Zone (B)
B all year B part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC+1 (CET).

B 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 B
  • 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