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CET Time Zone | Meaning, UTC Offset

CET stands for Central European Time - Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and represents UTC+01:00. Note that CET is used by 2 different zones, so the correct offset depends on the location you mean.

Ambiguous Abbreviation

"CET" has 2 different meanings depending on the region.

Central European Time - Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba

UTC+01:00

Current time:

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IANA Zones using this abbreviation:

Africa/AlgiersAfrica/Tunis

Central European Time - Andorra la Vella, les Escaldes

UTC+02:00

Current time:

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IANA Zones using this abbreviation:

Europe/AndorraEurope/BelgradeEurope/BerlinEurope/BratislavaEurope/BrusselsEurope/BudapestEurope/CopenhagenEurope/GibraltarEurope/LjubljanaArctic/LongyearbyenEurope/LuxembourgEurope/MadridEurope/MonacoEurope/OsloEurope/ParisEurope/PodgoricaEurope/PragueEurope/RomeEurope/AmsterdamEurope/San MarinoEurope/MaltaEurope/SarajevoEurope/SkopjeEurope/StockholmEurope/TiraneEurope/VaduzEurope/VaticanEurope/ViennaEurope/WarsawEurope/ZagrebEurope/Zurich