# CET Time Now: Current Central European Time | WherOra

> Current Central European time: CET (UTC+1) until March 28, then CEST. Live clock, CET vs CEST, and converters.
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TIME ZONE

# CET time now

**Central European time is on CET (UTC+1) right now**, until Sunday, March 28, 2027, when the clocks go forward an hour to CEST (UTC+2).

Times checked November 1, 2026 against the IANA time zone database. [How WherOra calculates times](https://wherora.com/about/methodology/)

## Current time in Central European time

## What is CET?

CET is used across most of continental Europe, including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. EU countries change their clocks on the last Sunday of March and of October.

### Clock changes in the next year

- **Sunday, March 28, 2027**: clocks go forward one hour, to CEST (UTC+2)
- **Sunday, October 31, 2027**: clocks go back one hour, to CET (UTC+1)

### Places on CET

- [Paris](https://wherora.com/time/paris/)
- [Berlin](https://wherora.com/time/berlin/)
- Madrid
- Rome
- Amsterdam

### Convert CET

- [EST to CET](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-cet/)
- [Any time zone](https://wherora.com/convert/)

### Other time zones

- [EST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/est/)
- [PST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/pst/)
- [IST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/ist/)
- [GMT time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/gmt/)
- [UTC time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/utc/)
- [AEST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/aest/)

Not sure which abbreviation an invite means? Read [time zone abbreviations explained](https://wherora.com/guides/time-zone-abbreviations/).

## CET: quick answers

### Is it CET or CEST right now?

Central European time is on CET (UTC+1) right now. It changes to CEST (UTC+2) on Sunday, March 28, 2027.

### What’s the difference between CET and CEST?

CET (Central European Time) is UTC+1 and is used in winter. CEST (Central European Summer Time) is UTC+2 and is used in summer. Many people write “CET” all year.

### What is CET in UTC and GMT?

CET is UTC+1, one hour ahead of UTC and GMT. CEST, used in summer, is UTC+2.

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