Central European Time

Central European Time (CET) is a standard time used in parts of Europe and Africa. It uses the time offset UTC+1, meaning it is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

Central European Time is one hour behind Central European Summer Time, which uses UTC+2. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time under Central European Time is 13:00.

Use

Central European Time is used by several countries and territories in central and western parts of Europe. It is also used in some areas of Africa.

In many European countries, Central European Time is used during the standard time period. During daylight saving time, these areas move to Central European Summer Time.

Time offset

Central European Time uses UTC+1. This means that one hour is added to Coordinated Universal Time to calculate the local time.

For example, 08:00 UTC is 09:00 under Central European Time. 23:00 UTC is 00:00 on the next day under Central European Time.

Relation to Central European Summer Time

Central European Time is the standard-time counterpart of Central European Summer Time. Areas that observe daylight saving time normally move from CET to CEST when daylight saving time begins.

When daylight saving time ends, those areas move back from Central European Summer Time to Central European Time.

See also

• Central European Summer Time
• Coordinated Universal Time
• UTC+0
• UTC+1
• UTC+2
• Eastern European Time
• Time zone