UTC to CET Converter
Coordinated Universal Time to Central European Time: live clocks, today's full conversion table, and the best hours to call. Daylight saving is handled automatically.
About UTC and CET
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the global reference clock used in aviation, servers and log files. UTC never changes for daylight saving.
Central European Time (CET/CEST) is used in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam and most of the EU. Clocks shift to CEST from late March to late October.
Time difference between UTC and CET
CET is 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter (January) and 2 hours ahead of UTC in summer (July), because of daylight saving changes. The clocks and table above are computed live from the official IANA time zone database in your browser, so daylight saving transitions are always already included.
Best hours for meetings
Scan the table for rows where both sides land inside working hours (9:00 to 18:00). Rows where one side is early morning or late evening are workable for a quick call; avoid rows where either side is in the middle of the night. To line up three or more cities at once, use the time zone converter and meeting planner.