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What is UTC in CET?

Central European Time is 1 hour ahead

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

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CET — Central European Time

9:00 am

CET, Sat

Time in the prime meridian
8:28:36 AM
Time in Paris
9:28:36 AM
Difference
+1 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

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

Coordinated Universal Time

No clock changes

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

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.

UTC to CET conversion table

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

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

Scheduling between the two

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

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

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

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