Converting UTC to CET means moving from UTC+0 to UTC+1 — a shift of 1 hour ahead.
Convert a time
Converted time
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That local time does not exist on this date — clocks jump forward over it. Showing the time 60 minutes later instead.
That local time happens twice on this date, because clocks go back. Showing the first, earlier occurrence.
Hour by hour
Computed on a date when UTC is genuinely in force — using today would be wrong for half the year, because a standard-time abbreviation does not exist in summer.
UTC
CET
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What these abbreviations actually are
UTC
CET
Full name
Coordinated Universal Time
Central European Time
Representative zone
UTC
Europe/Berlin
Offset
UTC+0
UTC+1
Seasonal
Standard time
Standard time
Zone changes in 2026
0
2
Other meanings
None in common use
None in common use
Common questions
What is the difference between UTC and CET?
CET is 1 hour ahead of UTC. UTC means Coordinated Universal Time at UTC+0, and CET means Central European Time at UTC+1.
Which time zone does this page use for UTC?
UTC. An abbreviation is not a time zone — it is a label a zone wears for part of the year — so every calculation here uses a named IANA zone and says which one. If you are writing code, use UTC rather than the string "UTC".
Is UTC a daylight saving abbreviation?
No. UTC is the standard-time abbreviation. When daylight saving is in force, the same zone uses a different one.
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