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What is CET in EAT?

East Africa Time is 2 hours ahead

Central European Time is on UTC+1:00 and East Africa Time is on UTC+3:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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EAT — East Africa Time

11:00 am

EAT, Sat

Time in Paris
9:30:09 AM
Time in Nairobi
11:30:09 AM
Difference
+2 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

Central European Time and East Africa Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – March 28, 2027East Africa Time is 2 hours ahead
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027East Africa Time is 1 hour ahead
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsEast Africa Time is 2 hours ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

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.

East Africa Time

No clock changes

East Africa Time stays on EAT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

CET to EAT conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Central European Time to East Africa Time. 2 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Nairobi, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CET, which is 11:00 am to 6:00 pm EAT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

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

East Africa Time (EAT) is used in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia

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