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UTC to Amsterdam, Netherlands to CET

UTC
Universal Time Coordinated
GMT +0
Amsterdam
Netherlands
CEST
CEST/CET
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
CET automatically adjusted to CEST time zone, that is in use

Time Difference

Universal Time Coordinated is 2 hours behind CEST (Central European Summer Time) and 2 hours behind Central European Summer Time
10:30 am10:30 in UTC is 12:30 pm12:30 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and is 12:30 pm12:30 in CEST

UTC to Amsterdam call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-4pm in UTC which corresponds to 10am-6pm in Amsterdam
UTC to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-5pm in UTC which corresponds to 9am-6pm in CET

10:30 am10:30 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
12:30 pm12:30 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
12:30 pm12:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

10:30 am10:30 UTC / 12:30 pm12:30 Amsterdam, Netherlands / 12:30 pm12:30 CEST

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Universal Time Coordinated

Offset: UTC is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Universal

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but is used by the scientific community.
UTC is the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, like aviation industry and meteorologists, also used to synchronize time across internet networks.

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates zero hour and zero minutes time differences of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Amsterdam Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CEST - Central European Summer Time
CET - Central European Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during Central European Summer Time, currently in use.
+1:00 hour during Central European Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3am Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually the on last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2am Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually the on last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Amsterdam Facts

Country
Netherlands
Alternative Names
AMS, Aemstelredamme, Aemsterdam, Amestelledamme, Amesterda, Amesterdam, Amesterdao, Amesterdã, Amesterdão, Amistardam, Amseutereudam, Amstardam, Amstardām, Amstedam, Amstehrdam, Amsteladamum, Amstelodamum, Amstelodhamon, Amstelodhámon, Amsterda, Amsterdam, Amsterdama, Amsterdamas, Amsterdame, Amsterdami, Amsterdamo, Amsterdams, Amsterdamu, Amsterdan, Amsterdã, Amsterntam, Amsterodam, Amstyerdam, Amstèdam, Amstèrdame, Amstérdam, Amstɛrɩdam, Amsut'erudam, Amszterdam, Amsŭt'erŭdam, Amusitedan, Amusuterudamu, Damsko, I-Amsterdami, Mokum, Mokum Aleph, a mu si te dan, aimstardaima, amasataradama, amastaradama, amastararyama, amseuteleudam, amstardama, amstartam, amstrdam, amusuterudamu, anstardyam, emstaradyama, xamstexrdam, yەmstەrdam, Àmsterdam, Ámsterdam, Ámsterdan, Âmesterdâm, Āmǔsītèdān, Άμστερνταμ, Амстердам, Амстэрдам, Ամստերդամ, אמסטערדאם, אמסטרדם, آمستردام, أمستردام, ئامستېردام, ئەمستەردام, امستردام, امسټرډام, ایمسٹرڈیم, ܐܡܣܛܪܕܐܡ, अ‍ॅम्स्टरडॅम, आम्स्टर्डम, एम्स्तरद्याम, ऐम्स्टर्डैम, আমস্টারডাম, ਅਮਸਤਰਦਮ, ଆମଷ୍ଟରଡ଼୍ୟାମ, ஆம்ஸ்டர்டம், ಆಂಸ್ಟರ್ಡ್ಯಾಮ್, ആംസ്റ്റർഡാം, ඈම්ස්ටර්ඩෑම්, อัมสเตอร์ดัม, ཨེམ་སི་ཊར་ཌམ།, အမ်စတာဒမ်မြို့, ამსტერდამი, አምስተርዳም, アムステルダム, 阿姆斯特丹, 암스테르담
Population
741,636
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
52° 22' N Latitude / 4° 53' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+31

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries: It is used in following countries: 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 timezone is Berlin from Germany with population about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in the area are Madrid, Rome, Paris, Algiers

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

CET Time Zone Geo Map
CET timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central European Time (CET) has ended on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: Central European Time (CET) starts on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on last Sunday of October.

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 one hour and zero minutes time differences 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
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