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What is CET in UTC?

Coordinated Universal Time is 1 hour behind

Central European Time is on UTC+1:00 and Coordinated Universal Time is on UTC+0:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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UTC — Coordinated Universal Time

8:00 am

UTC, Sat

Time in Paris
9:29:14 AM
Time in the prime meridian
8:29:14 AM
Difference
−1 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

Central European Time and Coordinated Universal 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, 2027Coordinated Universal Time is 1 hour behind
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027Coordinated Universal Time is 2 hours behind
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsCoordinated Universal Time is 1 hour behind

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.

Coordinated Universal Time

No clock changes

Coordinated Universal Time stays on UTC all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

CET to UTC conversion table

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

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm CET, which is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm UTC. 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

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is used in aviation, computing, and science worldwide. UTC never changes for daylight saving.

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