CEST — Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

8:27:20AM

Thursday, November 5, 2026, CEST (UTC+2)

CEST (Central European Summer Time) is 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+2). It is the daylight saving (summer) version of CET.

Most places that use CEST are currently on CET (UTC+1) until Sun, Mar 28, 2027. Paris is currently UTC+1. See the current time in Paris.

Convert CEST time

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  1. CESTCEST (UTC+2)
    8:27 AMThu, Nov 5
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    6:27 AMThu, Nov 5
Thursday, November 5, 2026

About CEST

Abbreviation
CEST
Full name
Central European Summer Time
UTC offset
UTC+2
Type
Daylight saving (summer) time
Example location
Paris

Where CEST is used

  • France
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Sweden
  • Norway (summer)

Convert CEST to other time zones

Time zones at UTC+2