Central European Time Now (CET / CEST)

What is the Central European Time now?

12:09:46

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Current timezone: CET

Current offset: UTC/GMT +01:00

Observe DST: No

DST starts on: Sunday, March 30, 2025

DST ends on: Sunday, October 26, 2025

Is it CET or CEST?

European Summer Time begins in the Europe on the last Sunday of March and concludes on the last Sunday of October. This is due to the fact that during the warmer months, clocks are advanced so that darkness falls later.

Timezone Abbreviations

CET - Central European Time - (UTC +1),
CEST - Central European Summer Time - (UTC +2)

EU Countries following the Central European Time Now (CET / CEST) time:

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France (except overseas territories), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (except Canary Islands) and Sweden.

Related: European Timezones.