CEST
Units & Measurements abbreviation · Time Zone
| Stands for | Central European Summer Time |
|---|---|
| Categories | Units & Measurements |
CEST stands for Central European Summer Time, a time zone abbreviation.
Summer time of the Central European zone, UTC+2, in force from 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday in March to 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday in October. Berlin, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Stockholm use it in summer.
Example: The final whistle at 22:50 CEST capped a dramatic night in Munich.
Usage notes
EU clock changes happen at the same instant everywhere, 01:00 UTC, so Lisbon, Paris and Athens all switch together. German sources write MESZ (Mitteleuropaische Sommerzeit), and some English sources use CEDT. CEST has the same offset as Eastern European winter time and South African time.
Related abbreviations
More time zone abbreviations
- AST – Arabia Standard Time
- AWST – Australian Western Standard Time
- BRT – Brasilia Time
- BST – British Summer Time
- CAT – Central Africa Time
- CDT – Central Daylight Time
- CET – Central European Time
- ChST – Chamorro Standard Time
- CST – Central Standard Time (North America)
- CT – Central Time
- DST – Daylight saving time
- EAT – East Africa Time