European time zones:CEST – Central European Summer TimeTime zone offset: UTC + 2 hoursCEST is 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)Note that CEST is a daylight saving time/summer time zone. It is generally only used during the summer in the places listed below, during the winter CET is used instead Time zone abbreviations: CEST, CEDT, MESZFull name is Central European Summer TimeCEDT – Central European Daylight Time (Alternative) MESZ – Mitteleuroäische Sommerzeit (German) Email time zone indicator: +0200An email sent from someone in the CEST time zone will have the time zone listed as "+0200" in the headers of the email. (However, "+0200" does not have to be in CEST, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset). For actual dates DST might be observed, look at the examples belowWhere and when is CEST observed?CEST is used during summer only in these European countries (CET during winter)
Example locations in CESTOther time zones in EuropeGo directly through the links below, or see the Europe time zone list
Time zones in other regionsMore regions will be available laterRelated links
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