Central European Time Now
(CET / CEST)

What is the Central European Time now?

1:20:46 AM

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Current timezone: CET, Central European Time

Current offset: UTC/GMT +01:00

Observe DST: No

DST Changes

Latest change: Winter time started

Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024

Time change: Back one hour (UTC 1)

Timezone: CET

Next change: Summer time starts

Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Time change: Forward one hour (UTC 2)

Timezone: CEST

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.