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CET Time Zone : Central European Time / European Central Time (Standard Time)

Time Zone

What is the Full form of CET?

CET stands for “Central European Time / European Central Time (Standard Time)”

Central European Time (CET) is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: Europe, Africa.

This time zone is often called Central European Time.

Some places observe daylight saving time/summer time during the summer, and therefore use CEST (Central European Summer Time) in the summer.

Where is CET Observed?

Where and When is CET Observed?

Europe

European countries using CET in the winter and CEST in the summer:

  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark (mainland)
  • France
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Holy See/Vatican City
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Kosovo
  • Liechtenstein
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonia, Republic of
  • Malta
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • San Marino
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain - except Canary Islands, which are on WET/WEST
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland

Africa

African countries using CET all year:

  • Algeria
  • Tunisia

Suggestions:

AcronymFull Form
A Time ZoneAlpha Time Zone (Military Time)
ACDT Time ZoneAustralian Central Daylight Time
ACST Time ZoneAustralian Central Standard Time (Standard Time)
ACT Time ZoneAcre Time (Standard Time)
ACT Time ZoneAustralian Central Time
ACWST Time ZoneAustralian Central Western Standard Time (Standard Time)
ADT Time ZoneArabia Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
ADT Time ZoneAtlantic Daylight Time / Atlantic Daylight Saving Time (Daylight Saving Time)
AEDT Time ZoneAustralian Eastern Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
AEST Time ZoneAustralian Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Standard Time (Standard Time)
AET Time ZoneAustralian Eastern Time
AFT Time ZoneAfghanistan Time (Standard Time)
AKDT Time ZoneAlaska Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
AKST Time ZoneAlaska Standard Time (Standard Time)
ALMT Time ZoneAlma-Ata Time (Standard Time)
AMST Time ZoneAmazon Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
AMST Time ZoneArmenia Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
AMT Time ZoneAmazon Time (Standard Time)
AMT Time ZoneArmenia Time (Standard Time)
ANAST Time ZoneAnadyr Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
ANAT Time Zonenadyr Time (Standard Time)
AQTT Time ZoneAqtobe Time (Standard Time)
ART Time ZoneArgentina Time (Standard Time)
AST Time ZoneArabia Standard Time (Standard Time)
AST Time ZoneAtlantic Standard Time / Atlantic Time (Standard Time)
AT Time ZoneAtlantic Time
AWDT Time ZoneAustralian Western Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
AWST Time ZoneAustralian Western Standard Time / Western Standard Time (Standard Time)
AZOST Time ZoneAzores Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
AZOT Time ZoneAzores Time (Standard Time)
AZST Time ZoneAzerbaijan Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
AOE Time ZoneAnywhere on Earth (Standard Time)
BNT Time ZoneBrunei Darussalam Time (Standard Time)
BOT Time ZoneBolivia Time (Standard Time)
BRST Time ZoneBrasília Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
BRT Time ZoneBrasília Time / Brazil Time (Standard Time)
BST Time ZoneBangladesh Standard Time (Standard Time)
BTT Time ZoneBhutan Time (Standard Time)
CAST Time ZoneCasey Time (Standard Time)
CAT Time ZoneCentral Africa Time (Standard Time)
CCT Time ZoneCocos Islands Time (Standard Time)
CDT Time ZoneCentral Daylight Time / Central Daylight Saving Time (Daylight Saving Time)
CEST Time ZoneCentral European Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
CHADT Time ZoneChatham Island Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
CHAST Time ZoneChatham Island Standard Time (Standard Time)
CHOST Time ZoneChoibalsan Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
CHOT Time ZoneChoibalsan Time (Standard Time)
CHUT Time ZoneChuuk Time (Standard Time)
CIDST Time ZoneCayman Islands Daylight Saving Time (Daylight Saving Time)
CIST Time ZoneCayman Islands Standard Time (Standard Time)
CKT Time ZoneCook Island Time (Standard Time)
CLST Time ZoneChile Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
CLT Time ZoneChile Standard Time (Standard Time)
COT Time ZoneColombia Time (Standard Time)
CST Time ZoneCentral Standard Time / Central Time (Standard Time)
CT Time ZoneCentral Time
CVT Time ZoneCape Verde Time (Standard Time)
CXT Time ZoneChristmas Island Time (Standard Time)
DAVT Time ZoneDavis Time (Standard Time)
DDUT Time ZoneDumont-d'Urville Time (Standard Time)
EASST Time ZoneEaster Island Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
EAST Time ZoneEaster Island Standard Time (Standard Time)
EAT Time ZoneEastern Africa Time (Standard Time)
EDT Time ZoneEastern Daylight Time / Eastern Daylight Savings Time (Daylight Saving Time)
EEST Time ZoneEastern European Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
EET Time ZoneEastern European Time (Standard Time)
EGST Time ZoneEastern Greenland Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
EGT Time ZoneEast Greenland Time (Standard Time)
EST Time ZoneEastern Standard Time / Eastern Time (Standard Time)
FET Time ZoneFurther-Eastern European Time (Standard Time)
FJST Time ZoneFiji Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
FJT Time ZoneFiji Time (Standard Time)
FKST Time ZoneFalkland Islands Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
FKT Time ZoneFalkland Island Time (Standard Time)
FNT Time ZoneFernando de Noronha Time (Standard Time)
GALT Time ZoneGalapagos Time (Standard Time)
GAMT Time ZoneGambier Time (Standard Time)
GET Time ZoneGeorgia Standard Time (Standard Time)
GILT Time ZoneGilbert Island Time (Standard Time)
GMT Time ZoneGreenwich Mean Time / Coordinated Universal Time (Standard Time)
GST Time ZoneGulf Standard Time (Standard Time)
GYT Time ZoneGuyana Time (Standard Time)
HDT Time ZoneHawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
HKT Time ZoneHong Kong Time (Standard Time)
HOVST Time ZoneHovd Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
HOVT Time ZoneHovd Time (Standard Time)
HST Time ZoneHawaii Standard Time (Standard Time)
ICT Time ZoneIndochina Time (Standard Time)
IDT Time ZoneIsrael Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
IOT Time ZoneIndian Chagos Time (Standard Time)
IRDT Time ZoneIran Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
IST Time ZoneIndia Standard Time / India Time (Standard Time)
JST Time ZoneJapan Standard Time (Standard Time)
KGT Time ZoneKyrgyzstan Time (Standard Time)
KOST Time ZoneKosrae Time (Standard Time)
KRAST Time ZoneKrasnoyarsk Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
KRAT Time ZoneKrasnoyarsk Time (Standard Time)
KST Time ZoneKorea Standard Time / Korean Standard Time (Standard Time)
KUYT Time ZoneKuybyshev Time (Daylight Saving Time)
LHDT Time ZoneLord Howe Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
LHST Time ZoneLord Howe Standard Time (Standard Time)
LINT Time ZoneLine Islands Time (Standard Time)
MAGST Time ZoneMagadan Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
MAGT Time ZoneMagadan Time (Standard Time)
MART Time ZoneMarquesas Time (Standard Time)
MAWT Time ZoneMawson Time (Standard Time)
MDT Time ZoneMountain Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
MHT Time ZoneMarshall Islands Time (Standard Time)
MMT Time ZoneMyanmar Time (Standard Time)
MSD Time ZoneMoscow Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
MSK Time ZoneMoscow Standard Time (Standard Time)
MST Time ZoneMountain Standard Time / Mountain Time (Standard Time)
MT Time ZoneMountain Time
MUT Time ZoneMauritius Time (Standard Time)
MVT Time ZoneMaldives Time (Standard Time)
MYT Time ZoneMalaysia Time (Standard Time)
NCT Time ZoneNew Caledonia Time (Standard Time)
NDT Time ZoneNewfoundland Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
NFDT Time ZoneNorfolk Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
NFT Time ZoneNorfolk Time (Standard Time)
NOVST Time ZoneNovosibirsk Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
NOVT Time ZoneNovosibirsk Time (Standard Time)
NPT Time ZoneNepal Time (Standard Time)
NRT Time ZoneNauru Time (Standard Time)
NST Time ZoneNewfoundland Standard Time (Standard Time)
NUT Time ZoneNiue Time (Standard Time)
NZDT Time ZoneNew Zealand Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
NZST Time ZoneNew Zealand Standard Time (Standard Time)
OMSST Time ZoneOmsk Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
OMST Time ZoneOmsk Standard Time (Standard Time)
ORAT Time ZoneOral Time (Standard Time)
PDT Time ZonePacific Daylight Time / Pacific Daylight Saving Time (Daylight Saving Time)
PETST Time ZoneKamchatka Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
PETT Time ZoneKamchatka Time (PETT)
PHOT Time ZonePhoenix Island Time (Standard Time)
PHT Time ZonePhilippine Time (Standard Time)
PKT Time ZonePakistan Standard Time (Standard Time)
PMDT Time ZonePierre & Miquelon Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time)
PMST Time ZonePierre & Miquelon Standard Time (Standard Time)
PONT Time ZonePohnpei Standard Time (Standard Time)
PST Time ZonePacific Standard Time / Pacific Time (Standard Time)
PT Time ZonePacific Time
PWT Time ZonePalau Time (Standard Time)
PYST Time ZoneParaguay Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
PYT Time ZoneParaguay Time (Standard Time)
QYZT Time ZoneQyzylorda Time (Standard Time)
RET Time ZoneReunion Time (Standard Time)
ROTT Time ZoneRothera Time (Standard Time)
SAKT Time ZoneSakhalin Time (Standard Time)
SAMT Time ZoneSamara Time (Standard Time)
SAST Time ZoneSouth Africa Standard Time (Standard Time)
SBT Time ZoneSolomon Islands Time (Standard Time)
SCT Time ZoneSeychelles Time (Standard Time)
SGT Time ZoneSingapore Time (Standard Time)
SRET Time ZoneSrednekolymsk Time (Standard Time)
SST Time ZoneSamoa Standard Time (Standard Time)
SYOT Time ZoneSyowa Time (Standard Time)
TAHT Time ZoneTahiti Time (Standard Time)
TFT Time ZoneFrench Southern and Antarctic Time (Standard Time)
TJT Time ZoneTajikistan Time (Standard Time)
TKT Time ZoneTokelau Time (Standard Time)
TLT Time ZoneEast Timor Time (Standard Time)
TMT Time ZoneTurkmenistan Time (Standard Time)
TOST Time ZoneTonga Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
TOT Time ZoneTonga Time (Standard Time)
TRT Time ZoneTurkey Time (Standard Time)
TVT Time ZoneTuvalu Time (Standard Time)
ULAST Time ZoneUlaanbaatar Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
ULAT Time ZoneUlaanbaatar Time (Standard Time)
UTC Time ZoneThe World's Time Standard
UYST Time ZoneUruguay Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
UYT Time ZoneUruguay Time (Standard Time)
UZT Time ZoneUzbekistan Time (Standard Time)
VET Time ZoneVenezuelan Standard Time (Standard Time)
VLAST Time ZoneVladivostok Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
VLAT Time ZoneVladivostok Time (Standard Time)
VOST Time ZoneVostok Time (Standard Time)
VUT Time ZoneVanuatu Time (Standard Time)
WAKT Time ZoneWake Time (Standard Time)
WARST Time ZoneWestern Argentine Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
WAST Time ZoneWest Africa Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
WAT Time ZoneWest Africa Time (Standard Time)
WEST Time ZoneWestern European Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
WET Time ZoneWestern European Time (Standard Time)
WFT Time ZoneWallis and Futuna Time (Standard Time)
WGT Time ZoneWest Greenland Time (Standard Time)
WIB Time ZoneWestern Indonesian Time (Standard Time)
WIT Time ZoneEastern Indonesian Time (Standard Time)
WST Time ZoneWest Samoa Time (Standard Time)
WT Time ZoneWestern Sahara Standard Time (Standard Time)
YAKST Time ZoneYakutsk Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
YAKT Time ZoneYakutsk Time (Standard Time)
YAPT Time ZoneYap Time (Standard Time)
YEKST Time ZoneYekaterinburg Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)
YEKT Time ZoneYekaterinburg Time
Z Time ZoneZulu Time Zone (Military Time)