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UTC to CET converter

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

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UTC · UTC UTC · UTC+0

  • CET · BerlinUTC+2 · 2 h ahead
    11:00Mon, Sep 28
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The gap between UTC and CET

2026UTC clocksCET clocksDifference
JanuaryUTC UTC+0GMT+1 UTC+11 h ahead
JulyUTC UTC+0GMT+2 UTC+22 h ahead

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

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UTC to CET time table

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

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

About these two clocks

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

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).

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 UTC and Europe/Berlin explicitly.

Questions people ask

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

CET is 1 h ahead of UTC in January and 2 h ahead 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 UTC in CET?

On a January date, 9:00 am UTC is 10:00 AM CET. In July it is 11:00 AM. Use the converter above for any other date.

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.

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).

When is a good time for a UTC–CET 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.

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