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 and When is CET Observed?
Europe
European countries using CET in the winter and CEST in the summer:
Africa
African countries using CET all year:
Acronym | Full Form |
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A Time Zone | Alpha Time Zone (Military Time) |
ACDT Time Zone | Australian Central Daylight Time |
ACST Time Zone | Australian Central Standard Time (Standard Time) |
ACT Time Zone | Acre Time (Standard Time) |
ACT Time Zone | Australian Central Time |
ACWST Time Zone | Australian Central Western Standard Time (Standard Time) |
ADT Time Zone | Arabia Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
ADT Time Zone | Atlantic Daylight Time / Atlantic Daylight Saving Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
AEDT Time Zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
AEST Time Zone | Australian Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Standard Time (Standard Time) |
AET Time Zone | Australian Eastern Time |
AFT Time Zone | Afghanistan Time (Standard Time) |
AKDT Time Zone | Alaska Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
AKST Time Zone | Alaska Standard Time (Standard Time) |
ALMT Time Zone | Alma-Ata Time (Standard Time) |
AMST Time Zone | Amazon Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
AMST Time Zone | Armenia Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
AMT Time Zone | Amazon Time (Standard Time) |
AMT Time Zone | Armenia Time (Standard Time) |
ANAST Time Zone | Anadyr Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
ANAT Time Zone | nadyr Time (Standard Time) |
AQTT Time Zone | Aqtobe Time (Standard Time) |
ART Time Zone | Argentina Time (Standard Time) |
AST Time Zone | Arabia Standard Time (Standard Time) |
AST Time Zone | Atlantic Standard Time / Atlantic Time (Standard Time) |
AT Time Zone | Atlantic Time |
AWDT Time Zone | Australian Western Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
AWST Time Zone | Australian Western Standard Time / Western Standard Time (Standard Time) |
AZOST Time Zone | Azores Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
AZOT Time Zone | Azores Time (Standard Time) |
AZST Time Zone | Azerbaijan Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
AOE Time Zone | Anywhere on Earth (Standard Time) |
BNT Time Zone | Brunei Darussalam Time (Standard Time) |
BOT Time Zone | Bolivia Time (Standard Time) |
BRST Time Zone | Brasília Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
BRT Time Zone | Brasília Time / Brazil Time (Standard Time) |
BST Time Zone | Bangladesh Standard Time (Standard Time) |
BTT Time Zone | Bhutan Time (Standard Time) |
CAST Time Zone | Casey Time (Standard Time) |
CAT Time Zone | Central Africa Time (Standard Time) |
CCT Time Zone | Cocos Islands Time (Standard Time) |
CDT Time Zone | Central Daylight Time / Central Daylight Saving Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
CEST Time Zone | Central European Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
CHADT Time Zone | Chatham Island Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
CHAST Time Zone | Chatham Island Standard Time (Standard Time) |
CHOST Time Zone | Choibalsan Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
CHOT Time Zone | Choibalsan Time (Standard Time) |
CHUT Time Zone | Chuuk Time (Standard Time) |
CIDST Time Zone | Cayman Islands Daylight Saving Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
CIST Time Zone | Cayman Islands Standard Time (Standard Time) |
CKT Time Zone | Cook Island Time (Standard Time) |
CLST Time Zone | Chile Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
CLT Time Zone | Chile Standard Time (Standard Time) |
COT Time Zone | Colombia Time (Standard Time) |
CST Time Zone | Central Standard Time / Central Time (Standard Time) |
CT Time Zone | Central Time |
CVT Time Zone | Cape Verde Time (Standard Time) |
CXT Time Zone | Christmas Island Time (Standard Time) |
DAVT Time Zone | Davis Time (Standard Time) |
DDUT Time Zone | Dumont-d'Urville Time (Standard Time) |
EASST Time Zone | Easter Island Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
EAST Time Zone | Easter Island Standard Time (Standard Time) |
EAT Time Zone | Eastern Africa Time (Standard Time) |
EDT Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time / Eastern Daylight Savings Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
EEST Time Zone | Eastern European Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
EET Time Zone | Eastern European Time (Standard Time) |
EGST Time Zone | Eastern Greenland Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
EGT Time Zone | East Greenland Time (Standard Time) |
EST Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Time (Standard Time) |
FET Time Zone | Further-Eastern European Time (Standard Time) |
FJST Time Zone | Fiji Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
FJT Time Zone | Fiji Time (Standard Time) |
FKST Time Zone | Falkland Islands Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
FKT Time Zone | Falkland Island Time (Standard Time) |
FNT Time Zone | Fernando de Noronha Time (Standard Time) |
GALT Time Zone | Galapagos Time (Standard Time) |
GAMT Time Zone | Gambier Time (Standard Time) |
GET Time Zone | Georgia Standard Time (Standard Time) |
GILT Time Zone | Gilbert Island Time (Standard Time) |
GMT Time Zone | Greenwich Mean Time / Coordinated Universal Time (Standard Time) |
GST Time Zone | Gulf Standard Time (Standard Time) |
GYT Time Zone | Guyana Time (Standard Time) |
HDT Time Zone | Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
HKT Time Zone | Hong Kong Time (Standard Time) |
HOVST Time Zone | Hovd Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
HOVT Time Zone | Hovd Time (Standard Time) |
HST Time Zone | Hawaii Standard Time (Standard Time) |
ICT Time Zone | Indochina Time (Standard Time) |
IDT Time Zone | Israel Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
IOT Time Zone | Indian Chagos Time (Standard Time) |
IRDT Time Zone | Iran Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
IST Time Zone | India Standard Time / India Time (Standard Time) |
JST Time Zone | Japan Standard Time (Standard Time) |
KGT Time Zone | Kyrgyzstan Time (Standard Time) |
KOST Time Zone | Kosrae Time (Standard Time) |
KRAST Time Zone | Krasnoyarsk Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
KRAT Time Zone | Krasnoyarsk Time (Standard Time) |
KST Time Zone | Korea Standard Time / Korean Standard Time (Standard Time) |
KUYT Time Zone | Kuybyshev Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
LHDT Time Zone | Lord Howe Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
LHST Time Zone | Lord Howe Standard Time (Standard Time) |
LINT Time Zone | Line Islands Time (Standard Time) |
MAGST Time Zone | Magadan Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
MAGT Time Zone | Magadan Time (Standard Time) |
MART Time Zone | Marquesas Time (Standard Time) |
MAWT Time Zone | Mawson Time (Standard Time) |
MDT Time Zone | Mountain Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
MHT Time Zone | Marshall Islands Time (Standard Time) |
MMT Time Zone | Myanmar Time (Standard Time) |
MSD Time Zone | Moscow Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
MSK Time Zone | Moscow Standard Time (Standard Time) |
MST Time Zone | Mountain Standard Time / Mountain Time (Standard Time) |
MT Time Zone | Mountain Time |
MUT Time Zone | Mauritius Time (Standard Time) |
MVT Time Zone | Maldives Time (Standard Time) |
MYT Time Zone | Malaysia Time (Standard Time) |
NCT Time Zone | New Caledonia Time (Standard Time) |
NDT Time Zone | Newfoundland Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
NFDT Time Zone | Norfolk Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
NFT Time Zone | Norfolk Time (Standard Time) |
NOVST Time Zone | Novosibirsk Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
NOVT Time Zone | Novosibirsk Time (Standard Time) |
NPT Time Zone | Nepal Time (Standard Time) |
NRT Time Zone | Nauru Time (Standard Time) |
NST Time Zone | Newfoundland Standard Time (Standard Time) |
NUT Time Zone | Niue Time (Standard Time) |
NZDT Time Zone | New Zealand Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
NZST Time Zone | New Zealand Standard Time (Standard Time) |
OMSST Time Zone | Omsk Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
OMST Time Zone | Omsk Standard Time (Standard Time) |
ORAT Time Zone | Oral Time (Standard Time) |
PDT Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time / Pacific Daylight Saving Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
PETST Time Zone | Kamchatka Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
PETT Time Zone | Kamchatka Time (PETT) |
PHOT Time Zone | Phoenix Island Time (Standard Time) |
PHT Time Zone | Philippine Time (Standard Time) |
PKT Time Zone | Pakistan Standard Time (Standard Time) |
PMDT Time Zone | Pierre & Miquelon Daylight Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
PMST Time Zone | Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time (Standard Time) |
PONT Time Zone | Pohnpei Standard Time (Standard Time) |
PST Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time / Pacific Time (Standard Time) |
PT Time Zone | Pacific Time |
PWT Time Zone | Palau Time (Standard Time) |
PYST Time Zone | Paraguay Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
PYT Time Zone | Paraguay Time (Standard Time) |
QYZT Time Zone | Qyzylorda Time (Standard Time) |
RET Time Zone | Reunion Time (Standard Time) |
ROTT Time Zone | Rothera Time (Standard Time) |
SAKT Time Zone | Sakhalin Time (Standard Time) |
SAMT Time Zone | Samara Time (Standard Time) |
SAST Time Zone | South Africa Standard Time (Standard Time) |
SBT Time Zone | Solomon Islands Time (Standard Time) |
SCT Time Zone | Seychelles Time (Standard Time) |
SGT Time Zone | Singapore Time (Standard Time) |
SRET Time Zone | Srednekolymsk Time (Standard Time) |
SST Time Zone | Samoa Standard Time (Standard Time) |
SYOT Time Zone | Syowa Time (Standard Time) |
TAHT Time Zone | Tahiti Time (Standard Time) |
TFT Time Zone | French Southern and Antarctic Time (Standard Time) |
TJT Time Zone | Tajikistan Time (Standard Time) |
TKT Time Zone | Tokelau Time (Standard Time) |
TLT Time Zone | East Timor Time (Standard Time) |
TMT Time Zone | Turkmenistan Time (Standard Time) |
TOST Time Zone | Tonga Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
TOT Time Zone | Tonga Time (Standard Time) |
TRT Time Zone | Turkey Time (Standard Time) |
TVT Time Zone | Tuvalu Time (Standard Time) |
ULAST Time Zone | Ulaanbaatar Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
ULAT Time Zone | Ulaanbaatar Time (Standard Time) |
UTC Time Zone | The World's Time Standard |
UYST Time Zone | Uruguay Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
UYT Time Zone | Uruguay Time (Standard Time) |
UZT Time Zone | Uzbekistan Time (Standard Time) |
VET Time Zone | Venezuelan Standard Time (Standard Time) |
VLAST Time Zone | Vladivostok Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
VLAT Time Zone | Vladivostok Time (Standard Time) |
VOST Time Zone | Vostok Time (Standard Time) |
VUT Time Zone | Vanuatu Time (Standard Time) |
WAKT Time Zone | Wake Time (Standard Time) |
WARST Time Zone | Western Argentine Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
WAST Time Zone | West Africa Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
WAT Time Zone | West Africa Time (Standard Time) |
WEST Time Zone | Western European Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
WET Time Zone | Western European Time (Standard Time) |
WFT Time Zone | Wallis and Futuna Time (Standard Time) |
WGT Time Zone | West Greenland Time (Standard Time) |
WIB Time Zone | Western Indonesian Time (Standard Time) |
WIT Time Zone | Eastern Indonesian Time (Standard Time) |
WST Time Zone | West Samoa Time (Standard Time) |
WT Time Zone | Western Sahara Standard Time (Standard Time) |
YAKST Time Zone | Yakutsk Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
YAKT Time Zone | Yakutsk Time (Standard Time) |
YAPT Time Zone | Yap Time (Standard Time) |
YEKST Time Zone | Yekaterinburg Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) |
YEKT Time Zone | Yekaterinburg Time |
Z Time Zone | Zulu Time Zone (Military Time) |