Central European Time (CET)

Friday, October 16, 2026

Right now in Paris: CEST (UTC+2)

Fixed CET (UTC+1): 10:01 PM

Strictly speaking, CET is UTC+1, but right now these places are on CEST (UTC+2) because of daylight saving time. Most people who write CET mean the current local time, so the converter follows it; the fixed time is shown above.

Convert CET to your time

CET/CEST
Central European Time
Fri, Oct 16
CESTUTC+2
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Fri, Oct 16
UTC-2h
PST/PDT
Pacific Standard Time
Fri, Oct 16
PDTUTC-7-9h
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Convert CET to other time zones

CET to UTCCET to GMTCET to ESTCET to CSTCET to MSTCET to PSTCET to MSKCET to GSTCET to PKTCET to ISTCET to SGTCET to PHTCET to CST (China)CET to JSTCET to KSTCET to AEST

Convert other time zones to CET

UTC to CETGMT to CETEST to CETCST to CETMST to CETPST to CETMSK to CETGST to CETPKT to CETIST to CETSGT to CETPHT to CETCST (China) to CETJST to CETKST to CETAEST to CET

Places on UTC+1 right now

Cities whose local time currently equals UTC+1, including places on daylight saving time.

Countries that use CET

Related time zones

CESTAll time zones

Questions and answers

What is CET?

CET stands for Central European Time, a time zone at UTC+1.

Is it CET right now?

No. Daylight saving time is in effect, so the local time is CEST (UTC+2) instead of CET.

What is the difference between CET and UTC?

CET is 1 hour ahead of UTC.

Where is CET used?

CET is used in: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Czechia, Hungary.