CET to UTC converter

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.

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

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

Time difference between Central European Time and Coordinated Universal Time

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

Best time to call Coordinated Universal Time from Central European Time

Office hours overlap for about 7 hours a day: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM in Central European Time is 9:00 AM–4:00 PM in Coordinated Universal 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.