UTC to CET converter

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is UTC+0 with no daylight saving. It covers the global reference used in aviation, computing and science.

Central European Time (CET) is UTC+1 and observes summer time (CEST, UTC+2, roughly March–October). It covers Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and Amsterdam.

Central European Time is typically 1 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year.

Time difference between Coordinated Universal Time and Central European Time

Central European Time is typically 1 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year. Put the other way around: central European Time (CET) is typically 1 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The table above shows the difference hour by hour using today's actual offsets.

Best time to call Central European Time from Coordinated Universal Time

Office hours overlap for about 7 hours a day: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM in Coordinated Universal Time is 10:00 AM–5:00 PM in Central European Time. Book calls inside this window and nobody is out of hours. Daylight saving can shift these times by an hour at some points in the year.