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CET to UTC converter

Central European Time to Coordinated Universal Time. UTC is 1 h behind of CET in January and 2 h behind in July.

From

CET · Berlin GMT+2 · UTC+2

  • UTC · UTCUTC · UTC+0 · 2 h behind
    07:00Mon, Sep 28
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The gap between CET and UTC

2026CET clocksUTC clocksDifference
JanuaryGMT+1 UTC+1UTC UTC+01 h behind
JulyGMT+2 UTC+2UTC UTC+02 h behind

The gap changes on: Sun, March 29, 2026 (2 h behind); Sun, October 25, 2026 (1 h behind); Sun, March 28, 2027 (2 h behind); Sun, October 31, 2027 (1 h behind).

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CET to UTC time table

Every hour of the CET day and the matching UTC time, for a mid-January and a mid-July date.

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

About these two clocks

CET — Central European Time. Used in Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam. CET is the winter name; from late March to late October the same clocks show CEST (UTC+2).

UTC — Coordinated Universal Time. Used in the world reference clock used by servers, aviation and logs. UTC never changes for daylight saving time.

All figures on this page come from the IANA time zone database (the same data your phone and laptop use), evaluated for the date in question. Abbreviations are ambiguous — “IST” also means Irish or Israel Standard Time, and “CST” is China Standard Time in Asia — so this page uses Europe/Berlin and UTC explicitly.

Questions people ask

How many hours ahead or behind is UTC compared with CET?

UTC is 1 h behind of CET in January and 2 h behind in July. The gap moves because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all) in the two places.

What is 9 am CET in UTC?

On a January date, 9:00 am CET is 8:00 AM UTC. In July it is 7:00 AM. Use the converter above for any other date.

Which cities use CET?

Central European Time (CET) is used in Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam. CET is the winter name; from late March to late October the same clocks show CEST (UTC+2).

Which cities use UTC?

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is used in the world reference clock used by servers, aviation and logs. UTC never changes for daylight saving time.

When is a good time for a CET–UTC call?

Look for the hours where both columns in the table fall between about 8 am and 6 pm. If none exist, the meeting planner on our home page shows the least-bad options and lets you share a link that converts for every attendee.

Related conversions

CET to ISTIST to UTCEST to UTCCET to ESTPST to UTCCST to UTCCET to PST