Current time in Central European Time
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Time zone information for Central European Time
UTC +2
Central European Time (CET) , currently 5 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
▪Part of the year: UTC +1 / Central European Standard Time (GMT+1)
▪Time in Central European Time is 6 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh when on standard time, and 5 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh when on daylight saving time.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for Central European Time is
Europe/Paris.March29Sunday2026
Latest change: Daylight saving time started
- ▪Switched to UTC +2 / Central European Summer Time (GMT+2).
- ▪The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.
October25Sunday2026
Next change: Standard time begins
- ▪Switch to UTC +1 / Central European Standard Time (GMT+1).
- ▪The time will be set backward one hour from 03:00 to 02:00 local time.
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