MEZ to CEST Converter
MEZ is not used on this date.
This converter uses CEST (UTC+2), as in Berlin.
Quick answers
Selected conversion
2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 9, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 9, 2026
CEST and CEST have the same local time.
MEZ and CEST examples
These examples always use MEZ (UTC+1) and CEST (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 CEST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, the MEZ and CEST converter rows show the same time. At other times of the year, MEZ and CET have the same time.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on the MEZ converter row correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on the CEST converter row. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in MEZ correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 on the MEZ converter row correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 on the CEST converter row. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in MEZ correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in CET.
Compare MEZ time with CEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central European Summer Time and Central European Summer Time have the same local time.
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST
CEST to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CEST
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST
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| 12:00am | 12:00am |
| 1:00am | 1:00am |
| 2:00am | 2:00am |
| 3:00am | 3:00am |
| 4:00am | 4:00am |
| 5:00am | 5:00am |
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| 8:00am | 8:00am |
| 9:00am | 9:00am |
| 10:00am | 10:00am |
| 11:00am | 11:00am |
| 12:00pm | 12:00pm |
| 1:00pm | 1:00pm |
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| 5:00pm | 5:00pm |
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| 00:00 | 00:00 |
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Mitteleuropäische Zeit
Offset: MEZ is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa
Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, 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.
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).
End: Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) 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.
Start: Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) 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.
MEZ representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +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.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for MEZ
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- 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
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +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.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Ceuta
- 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
- 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