Central European Summer Time

daylight savings time in the central European time zone

Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) (sometimes called Central European Daylight Time) is the name for a time zone. It is a daylight saving time.[1] Some of the countries that have Central European Time shift their clocks forward one hour, during the summer months and shift it one hour backwards during winter months.[2]

Time in Europe:
Light Blue Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Blue Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Western European Summer Time / British Summer Time / Irish Standard Time (UTC+1)
Red Central European Time (UTC+1)
Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Yellow Eastern European Time / Kaliningrad Time (UTC+2)
Ochre Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)
Green Moscow Time / Turkey Time (UTC+3)
Turquoise Armenia Time / Azerbaijan Time / Georgia Time / Samara Time (UTC+4)
 Pale colours: Standard time observed all year
 Dark colours: Summer time observed

A research station called Troll in Antarctica uses this time zone in the winter, but uses Greenwich Mean Time in the summer.[3]

The part of Europe using this time zone has had many changes from Central European Summer Time. It is because the Sun is not matching with the time in their areas. They have also stopped using the timezone multiple times.[4]

Where it is used

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The following countries and territories use Central European Summer Time:[5]

The following countries have also used Central European Summer Time in the past:

References

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  1. "CEST time zone — Central European Summer Time". 24timezones.com. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  2. Slater, Jack (2022-08-01). "What is CEST and what's the difference to time in the UK?". Metro. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  3. "Central European Summer Time – CEST Time Zone". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  4. Tidey, Alice (2022-10-28). "When will the EU end seasonal clock changes? Only time will tell". euronews. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  5. "CEST – Central European Summer Time (Time Zone Abbreviation)". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20.