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What is BST in CET?

Central European Time is 1 hour ahead

British Time is on UTC+0:00 and Central European Time is on UTC+1:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks on the same dates.

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CET — Central European Time

9:00 am

CET, Sat

Time in London
8:29:01 AM
Time in Paris
9:29:01 AM
Difference
+1 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

Daylight saving

British Time

Sunday, March 28, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 1:00 am becomes 2:00 am local time, and the zone is on BST after that.

Central European Time

Sunday, March 28, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on CEST after that.

BST to CET conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from British Time to Central European Time. 1 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Paris, which is marked.

12:00 am GMT
1:00 am CET
1:00 am GMT
2:00 am CET
2:00 am GMT
3:00 am CET
3:00 am GMT
4:00 am CET
4:00 am GMT
5:00 am CET
5:00 am GMT
6:00 am CET
6:00 am GMT
7:00 am CET
7:00 am GMT
8:00 am CET
8:00 am GMT
9:00 am CET
9:00 am GMT
10:00 am CET
10:00 am GMT
11:00 am CET
11:00 am GMT
12:00 pm CET
12:00 pm GMT
1:00 pm CET
1:00 pm GMT
2:00 pm CET
2:00 pm GMT
3:00 pm CET
3:00 pm GMT
4:00 pm CET
4:00 pm GMT
5:00 pm CET
5:00 pm GMT
6:00 pm CET
6:00 pm GMT
7:00 pm CET
7:00 pm GMT
8:00 pm CET
8:00 pm GMT
9:00 pm CET
9:00 pm GMT
10:00 pm CET
10:00 pm GMT
11:00 pm CET
11:00 pm GMT
12:00 am CET+1 day

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm GMT, which is 10:00 am to 6:00 pm CET. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

A note on BST: it can also mean Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6). This page means British Summer Time.

British Time (GMT) is used in the whole United Kingdom. In winter the UK is on GMT; from late March to late October it is on BST, an hour ahead.

Central European Time (CET) is used in Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Warsaw and Stockholm

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