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What is CET in GST?

Gulf Standard Time is 3 hours ahead

Central European Time is on UTC+1:00 and Gulf Standard Time is on UTC+4:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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GST — Gulf Standard Time

12:00 pm

GST, Sat

Time in Paris
9:29:48 AM
Time in Dubai
12:29:48 PM
Difference
+3 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

Central European Time and Gulf Standard 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, 2027Gulf Standard Time is 3 hours ahead
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027Gulf Standard Time is 2 hours ahead
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsGulf Standard Time is 3 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.

Gulf Standard Time

No clock changes

Gulf Standard Time stays on GST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

CET to GST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Central European Time to Gulf Standard Time. 3 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Dubai, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm CET, which is 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm GST. 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

Gulf Standard Time (GST) is used in the UAE and Oman

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