Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a time zone that is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 02:00 hours. During standard time, the offset changes to UTC+01:00.

Major cities using this timezone include Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Nice. These cities follow Central European for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.

Central European Summer Time observes Daylight Saving Time (DST). The next clock change will occur on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when clocks will fall back (move behind) by one hour.