Central European Time Zone - CET
The current time and date right now
3:32:51 PM
Friday, April 26, 2024
UTC/GMT is 14:32 on Friday, April 26, 2024
Central European Time is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time standard, written as an offset of UTC + 1. That means to find the standard time in the zone, you must add one hour to Coordinated Universal Time.
Territories observing the time zone are primarily in Europe. It runs through the northern parts of Europe, and central Europe – including the UK – and northern Africa. In Europe, this time zone is also referred to as European Central Time (ECT), or Central Europe Time (CET). In Germany, the time zone is referred to as Mitteleuropäische Zeit or MEZ.
During fall to winter months Central European Time is used, and then during Daylight Saving (spring to summer months) Central European Summer Time or CEST is used.
Locations in Central European Time Zone
The following areas are included in the time zone:
Europe
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Holy See/Vatican City
Hungary
Italy
Kosovo
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Republic of Macedonia
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Africa
Antarctica
The African countries of Algeria and Tunisia remain on Central European Time all year long.
Exceptions
Some areas are split, which means that one portion of a territory may be in one time zone and the rest in another. Although the locations on the list above may have a portion in the Central European Summer Time zone, they may also have exceptions which are listed below.
Exceptions In Europe
Spain – the Canary Islands follow Western European Time in the fall and winter months, and Western European Summer Time during the spring and summer months.