Central European Time Now
(CET / CEST)

What is the Central European Time now?

10:08:49 PM

Monday, May 5, 2025

Current timezone: CEST, Central European Summer Time

Current offset: UTC/GMT +02:00

Observe DST: Yes

DST Changes

Latest change: Summer time started

Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Time change: Forward one hour (UTC 2)

Timezone: CEST

Next change: Winter time starts

Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025

Time change: Back one hour (UTC 1)

Timezone: CET

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.