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UTC to CET

Central European Time is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time in January, when the clocks read UTC and CET (UTC+1), and 2 hours ahead in July, when they read UTC and CEST (UTC+2).

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    UTC to CET, hour by hour

    Each hour of the day in Coordinated Universal Time, and the time in Central European Time at that moment.

    UTCCET / CEST, JanuaryCET / CEST, 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 (next day)
    11:00 pm12:00 am (next day)1:00 am (next day)

    When the gap changes in 2026 and 2027

    FromToDifference
    Thu 1 Jan 2026Sat 28 Mar 2026Central European Time is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time
    Sun 29 Mar 2026Sat 24 Oct 2026Central European Time is 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time
    Sun 25 Oct 2026Sat 27 Mar 2027Central European Time is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time
    Sun 28 Mar 2027Sat 30 Oct 2027Central European Time is 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time
    Sun 31 Oct 2027and afterCentral European Time is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time

    Working hours overlap

    When 9 am – 5 pm on both sides meet, in each side's own time.

    JanuaryJuly
    Coordinated Universal Time9:00 am – 4:00 pm (7 hours)9:00 am – 3:00 pm (6 hours)
    Central European Time10:00 am – 5:00 pm (7 hours)11:00 am – 5:00 pm (6 hours)

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