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CEST - Central European Summer Time

Monday, 2 November 2026 · GMT+1 · UTC+1

Central European Standard Time. Represented here by the IANA zone Europe/Berlin. This zone observes daylight saving time. Europe/Berlin details

CEST against the world

columns: CEST hours
PING · 09–18 local MAYBE · 07–09, 18–21 NOT NOW · 21–07Outlined: everyone can be pinged

Daylight saving

All DST dates
Clocks forward
Sunday, 28 March 2027UTC+1 → UTC+2
Clocks back
Sunday, 31 October 2027UTC+2 → UTC+1

Cities on CEST time

BerlinGermanyHamburgGermanyMunichGermanyCologneGermanyFrankfurtGermanyDüsseldorfGermanyStuttgartGermanyLeipzigGermanyKölnGermanyFrankfurt am MainGermanyEssenGermanyDortmundGermanyDresdenGermanyBremenGermanyNurembergGermanyHannoverGermanyDuisburgGermanyWandsbekGermanyBochumGermanyWuppertalGermanyBielefeldGermanyBonnGermanyHamburg-NordGermanyMünsterGermany

Convert from CEST

All converters
CEST → ESTCEST → EDTCEST → PSTCEST → PDTCEST → CSTCEST → CDTCEST → MSTCEST → MDTCEST → GMTCEST → UTCCEST → BSTCEST → EETCEST → GSTCEST → ISTCEST → SGTCEST → PHT

Questions

What time is it in CEST now?

CEST is UTC+1 (Central European Standard Time). The clock at the top of this page is live.

Which countries use CEST?

Germany. Largest city: Berlin.

Does CEST change for daylight saving?

Yes. The next change is Sunday, 28 March 2027, from UTC+1 to UTC+2.