Time in CET (Central European Time)
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07:05:07
Monday, 29 June 2026
About CET
The standard time for many European and some North African countries. During summer, most of these locations switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST). Equivalent to MET (Middle European Time).
UTC Offset: +01:00
Current time is based on the representative IANA zone: Africa/Algiers
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The current time in Central European Time (CET) is 07:05:07. Compare with other major time zones on Time.so.
CET stands for Central European Time. It is one of the standard time zone abbreviations used in scheduling, email headers, and time stamps. Browse all major time zones for comparison.
IANA time zones grouped under Central European Time include Africa/Algiers, Africa/Ceuta, Africa/Tunis, Arctic/Longyearbyen, Atlantic/Jan_Mayen, CET. The full list and current time for each is on this page; see all IANA time zones for the complete database.
CET is used (in whole or in part) by Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bouvet Island, Croatia. Each country page lists which time zone applies to which region.
Use the time zone converter to translate any time from another zone into CET. The converter handles DST transitions and accepts city names as inputs.