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4:00 pm16:00 GST (UTC+4), Oct 16, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 16, 2026

Ras Al Khaimah City is 2 hours ahead of CEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Ras Al Khaimah City is 2 hours ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Ras Al Khaimah City is 3 hours ahead of CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Ras Al Khaimah City 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 Ras Al Khaimah City 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 Ras Al Khaimah City correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Ras Al Khaimah City correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in CET.

Compare Ras Al Khaimah City time with CEST 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 Ras Al Khaimah City, United Arab Emirates is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Ras Al Khaimah City to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in Ras Al Khaimah City which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in CEST

4:00 pm16:00 GST (Gulf Standard Time) (Ras Al Khaimah City, 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 Ras Al Khaimah City, United Arab Emirates / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

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Ras Al Khaimah City Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

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

Ras Al Khaimah City Facts

Country
United Arab Emirates
Alternative Names
Julfa, Khaimah, RAK City, RKT, Ra's al Khaymah, Ra's al-Chaima, Ras Al Khaimah City, Ras al Khaimah, Ras al-Khaimah, Ras el Khaimah, Ras el Khaïmah, Ras el-Kheima, Ras-ehl'-Khajma, Ra’s al Khaymah, Ra’s al-Chaima, mdynt ras alkhymt, ras alkhymt, Рас-эль-Хайма, رأس الخيمة, مدينة رأس الخيمة
Population
351,943
Currency
Dirham (AED)
Geographic Coordinates
25° 47' N Latitude / 55° 56' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+971
More About Ras Al Khaimah City

Central European Summer Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Albania, 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, 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

Map of the areas on Central European Summer Time (CEST)
CEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CEST.

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).

123456789101112Start: 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.

123456789101112End: 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.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CEST 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 CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
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