Central European Summer Time
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| blue | Western European Time (UTC; UTC+1 in summer). |
| red | Central European Time (UTC+1; UTC+2 in summer). |
| green | Eastern European Time (UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer). |
| khaki | Moscow Time (UTC+3; UTC+4 in summer). |
Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European and some North African countries. During the winter, Central European Time (UTC+1) is used.
Central European Summer Time used to be also known under other names, such as Middle European Summer Time (MEST).
Usage
The following countries and territories use Central European Summer Time during the summer, between 1:00 UTC on the last Sunday of March and 1:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October. (Note that CEST is commonly referred to, in those countries which use it, as CET, for simplicity. i.e. a one hour positive offset from UK time throughout the year.)
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark (metropolitan)
- France (metropolitan)
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Hungary
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands (metropolitan)
- Norway
- Poland
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain (except Canary Islands)
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tunisia
- Vatican
See also
- European Summer Time
- Other names of UTC+2 time zone
- Other countries and territories in UTC+2 time zone
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