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Missouri, USA
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Central European Summer Time
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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.

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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 11, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 11, 2026

Kansas City is 7 hours behind CEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Kansas City is 7 hours behind CEST. At other times of the year, Kansas City is 7 hours behind CET or Kansas City is 6 hours behind CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Kansas City correspond to 4:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Kansas City correspond to 4:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Kansas City correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Kansas City correspond to 16:00 to 00:00 (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Kansas City correspond to 16:00 to 00:00 (next day) in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Kansas City correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in CET.

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

Time Difference

CDT (Central Daylight Time) is 7 hours behind Central European Summer Time.
7:00 am07:00 in Kansas City, MO, USA is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Kansas City to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in Kansas City which corresponds to 4pm-5pm16:00-17:00 in CEST

7:00 am07:00 CDT (Central Daylight Time) (Kansas City, MO, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 Kansas City, MO, USA / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

Kansas City, MO, USACEST
12:00am7:00am
1:00am8:00am
2:00am9:00am
3:00am10:00am
4:00am11:00am
5:00am12:00pm
6:00am1:00pm
7:00am2:00pm
8:00am3:00pm
9:00am4:00pm
10:00am5:00pm
11:00am6:00pm
12:00pm7:00pm
1:00pm8:00pm
2:00pm9:00pm
3:00pm10:00pm
4:00pm11:00pm
5:00pm12:00am
6:00pm1:00am
7:00pm2:00am
8:00pm3:00am
9:00pm4:00am
10:00pm5:00am
11:00pm6:00am
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Kansas City Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CDT - Central Daylight Time
CST - Central Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-5:00 hours during Central Daylight Time, currently in use.
-6:00 hours during Central Standard 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 8, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 01:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Kansas City Facts

Country
USA
State
Missouri
Alternative Names
Caasimada Kansas, City of Kansas, Dinas Kansas, Greenwood, Ilu Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas City i Missouri, Kansas Lakanbalen, Kansas Sity, Kansasurbo, Kanzas Shehiri, Kanzas Siti, Kanzas Sitis, Kanzas-Sici, Kanzas-Siti, Kanzassitija, Kota Kansas, Lungsod ng Kansas, MKC, Maple Gardens, Milton, Town of Kansas, Westport, Winnetonka, Winnwood, kaenjaseusiti, kan sa si cheng, kanasasa siti, kansas syty, kanzasushiti, kanzas‌syty myzwry, kencas nakaram, kensasa siti, kʼanzas-sitʼi, qnzs syty, Ìlú Kansas, Κάνσας Σίτυ, Канзас Сити, Канзас-Сити, Канзас-Сіті, Канзас-Сіці, Կանզաս Սիթի, קנזס סיטי, كانساس سيتي, کانزاس‌سیتی، میزوری, کنساس شہر، مسوری, कॅन्सस सिटी, কানসাস সিটি, கேன்சஸ் நகரம், แคนซัสซิตี, კანზას-სიტი, カンザスシティ, 堪薩斯城, 캔자스시티
Population
475,378
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 05' N Latitude / 94° 34' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour 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, 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 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

CET Time Zone Geo Map
CET 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 Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: 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