Convert Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to Central European Time (CET/CEST), with daylight saving applied for the exact date you pick.
Tue, Oct 27
Tue, Oct 27 Same day
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|
UTC 9 to 5 CET 9 to 5
CET is 1 hour ahead of UTC.
Shaded areas follow the official zone boundaries, so a country split across zones is split here too. Hover or tap a region for its local time.
Every hour of Tuesday, October 27, 2026, side by side. Days with a clock change show 23 or 25 rows.
Shaded rows fall inside working hours in both places.
| Greenwich meridian (UTC) | Berlin (CET) | Working hours |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM | |
| 1:00 AM | 2:00 AM | |
| 2:00 AM | 3:00 AM | |
| 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM | |
| 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | |
| 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM | |
| 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | |
| 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | Both working |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Both working |
| 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Both working |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Both working |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Both working |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Both working |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Both working |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | |
| 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | |
| 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | |
| 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | |
| 11:00 PM | 12:00 AM next day |
Every hour of the Coordinated Universal Time day, plus the common half hours, and their CET equivalents. The second column covers the part of the year when the clocks are on a different gap.
| Coordinated Universal Time | CEST 2 h ahead, most of the year (210 days in 2026) | CET 1 h ahead, about 22 weeks in 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 9:30 AM | 11:30 AM | 10:30 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 10:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 11:30 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 11:30 AM | 1:30 PM | 12:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM | 1:30 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 1:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 2:30 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 2:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 3:30 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 3:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 4:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 6:30 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) | 11:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) | 12:00 AM (next day) |
Each row is a stretch of days with one constant difference, split at every clock change.
| Dates | UTC | CET | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1, 2026 until Sun, Mar 29, 2026 | UTC | CET | CET 1 h ahead |
| Sun, Mar 29, 2026 until Sun, Oct 25, 2026 | UTC | CEST | CEST 2 h ahead |
| Sun, Oct 25, 2026 until Sun, Mar 28, 2027 | UTC | CET | CET 1 h ahead |
| Sun, Mar 28, 2027 until Sun, Oct 31, 2027 | UTC | CEST | CEST 2 h ahead |
| Sun, Oct 31, 2027 until Sat, Jan 1, 2028 | UTC | CET | CET 1 h ahead |
Coordinated Universal Time is the reference every time zone is measured from. It never changes for daylight saving time. Servers, aviation, logs and APIs use it because it is unambiguous.
Central European Time is UTC+1 in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
CEST is 2 hours ahead of UTC for most of the year (210 days in 2026). The gap is 1 hour for about 22 weeks in 2026.
Germany uses Central European Time. CEST is 2 hours ahead of UTC for most of the year (210 days in 2026). The gap is 1 hour for about 22 weeks in 2026. Type any UTC time into the UTC to CET converter to see the Germany time for any date.
9:00 AM UTC is 11:00 AM CEST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 9:00 AM UTC is 10:00 AM CET for about 22 weeks in 2026.
12:00 PM UTC is 2:00 PM CEST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 12:00 PM UTC is 1:00 PM CET for about 22 weeks in 2026.
10:00 AM UTC is 12:00 PM CEST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 10:00 AM UTC is 11:00 AM CET for about 22 weeks in 2026.
5:00 PM UTC is 7:00 PM CEST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 5:00 PM UTC is 6:00 PM CET for about 22 weeks in 2026.
Yes. CEST is 2 hours ahead of UTC for most of the year (210 days in 2026). The gap is 1 hour for about 22 weeks in 2026.
Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM UTC, which is 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM CEST while UTC and CEST apply.
Central European Time changes its clocks twice a year; Coordinated Universal Time does not. The next change is on Sunday, March 28, 2027 in Central European Time.