CET to UTC: Central European Time to Coordinated Universal Time

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CET to UTC conversion table

For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.

CETUTC
12:00 AM11:00 PM (previous day)
1:00 AM12:00 AM
2:00 AM1:00 AM
3:00 AM2:00 AM
4:00 AM3:00 AM
5:00 AM4:00 AM
6:00 AM5:00 AM
7:00 AM6:00 AM
8:00 AM7:00 AM
9:00 AM8:00 AM
10:00 AM9:00 AM
11:00 AM10:00 AM
12:00 PM11:00 AM
1:00 PM12:00 PM
2:00 PM1:00 PM
3:00 PM2:00 PM
4:00 PM3:00 PM
5:00 PM4:00 PM
6:00 PM5:00 PM
7:00 PM6:00 PM
8:00 PM7:00 PM
9:00 PM8:00 PM
10:00 PM9:00 PM
11:00 PM10:00 PM

About these time zones

CET: Central European Standard Time

Central European Time (CET/CEST). Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels, Vienna, Warsaw and most of the European Union. CET is UTC+1; in summer it is CEST, UTC+2.

Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2).

UTC: Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The world’s reference time. Servers, aviation, logs and many international schedules use it. It never observes daylight saving time.

No clock change is scheduled; the offset stays the same all year.

Questions about CET and UTC time

What is the time difference between CET and UTC?

The current difference is shown at the top of this page. CET uses Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) as standard time and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) during daylight saving time; UTC uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC, UTC+0) all year. The difference can change if only one side observes daylight saving time or if their clocks change on different dates. Choose your meeting date in the converter to check the applicable offset.

When it is 9:00 AM in CET, what time is it in UTC?

On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in CET was 8:00 AM in UTC. The conversion table above shows today’s values.

Do the clocks change in CET or UTC?

CET: Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2). UTC does not change its clocks.

Is CET the same as CEST?

CET is the standard-time name and CEST the daylight-saving name for Central European Time. People often say CET all year; this converter uses the time actually in effect on the date you choose.

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