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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.

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4:00 pm16:00 GST (UTC+4), Oct 15, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 15, 2026

Ash Sha‘m is 2 hours ahead of CEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Ash Sha‘m is 2 hours ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Ash Sha‘m is 3 hours ahead of CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Ash Sha‘m correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Ash Sha‘m correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Ash Sha‘m correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Ash Sha‘m correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in CET.

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

Time Difference

GST (Gulf Standard Time) is 2 hours ahead of Central European Summer Time.
4:00 pm16:00 in Ash Sha‘m, United Arab Emirates is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Ash Sha‘m to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in Ash Sha‘m which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in CEST

4:00 pm16:00 GST (Gulf Standard Time) (Ash Sha‘m, United Arab Emirates). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

4:00 pm16:00 Ash Sha‘m, United Arab Emirates / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

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Ash Sha‘m Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GST – Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4 (no daylight saving time)

Ash Sha‘m Facts

Country
United Arab Emirates
Population
1,550
Currency
Dirham (AED)
Geographic Coordinates
26° 01' N Latitude / 56° 05' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+971

Central European Time

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

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

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