Where and When is CET Observed?

Europe

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

  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark (mainland)
  • France
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Holy See/Vatican City
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Kosovo
  • Liechtenstein
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonia, Republic of
  • Malta
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • San Marino
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain - except Canary Islands, which are on WET/WEST
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland

Africa

African countries using CET all year:

  • Algeria
  • Tunisia

Other Time Zones in UTC +1

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

  • A – Alfa Time Zone
  • BST – British Summer Time
  • IST – Irish Standard Time
  • WAT – West Africa Time
  • WEST – Western European Summer Time
  • WST – Western Sahara Summer Time

CET time now

Only used in some regions

10:20:32 am

Monday, September 1, 2025

  • CET is currently observed in Algiers
  • CET will be observed in Brussels starting from Oct 26, 2025 at 3:00 am
  • UTC Offset: UTC +1
  • 5 hours ahead of Toronto
  • Most locations changed to CEST

CEST time now

11:20:32 am

Monday, September 1, 2025

UTC Offset: UTC +2

Go to CEST


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Other names

MEZ – Mitteleuropäische Zeit (German)

Example cities

Belgium – Brussels (Winter)
Algeria – Algiers (All Year)

Related time zones

CEST – Central European Summer Time (Daylight Time)


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