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Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Also known as: Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), European Central Summer Time (ECST) and Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit (MESZ, German)

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  • Currently observing CEST
  • Areas with same time currently UTC +2
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Central European Summer Time (CEST) is 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during Daylight Saving Time in: Europe, Antarctica.

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Where and When is CEST Observed?

Europe

European countries using CEST in the summer and CET in the winter

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Antarctica

Locations in Antarctica using CEST in the winter and GMT in the summer

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Other Time Zones in UTC +2

Some time zones exist that have the same offset as CEST, but can be found under a different name: