CET: Central European Time
5:14 am CET
UTC+1
CET stands for Central European Time, 1 hour ahead of UTC (UTC+1). It is used in winter in most of the EU.
In use
CET is Paris’s winter clock. Right now Paris is on CEST (UTC+2), not CET. It switches to CET on Sunday, October 25, 2026 and back on Sunday, March 28, 2027.
Daylight saving
CET itself never moves: it is always UTC+1. The places that use it switch to CEST in summer.
On CET all year
Algeria, Tunisia.
Next changes in Paris
| Date | Change | Switches to |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Back 1 hour | CET UTC+1 |
| Sunday, March 28, 2027 | Forward 1 hour | CEST UTC+2 |
Cities on CET in winter
- MadridCEST now
- BarcelonaCEST now
- ParisCEST now
- AmsterdamCEST now
- BrusselsCEST now
- ZürichCEST now
- BerlinCEST now
- FrankfurtCEST now
- MunichCEST now
- CopenhagenCEST now
- StockholmCEST now
- OsloCEST now
- RomeCEST now
- MilanCEST now
- ViennaCEST now
- PragueCEST now
- WarsawCEST now
Convert CET
Questions
What does CET stand for?
Central European Time.
What time is it in CET now?
It’s 5:14 am CET (UTC+1). CET is Paris’s winter clock. Right now Paris is on CEST (UTC+2), not CET. It switches to CET on Sunday, October 25, 2026 and back on Sunday, March 28, 2027.
Does CET change for daylight saving?
CET itself never moves: it is always UTC+1. The places that use it switch to CEST in summer.
Is CET the same as CEST?
No. CET is UTC+1 and CEST is UTC+2, an hour apart. Paris is on CET in winter and CEST in summer.