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Zurich Time Zone — CEST (UTC+02:00)

Zurich, Switzerland runs on Central European Time at UTC+02:00. It is currently observing daylight saving time (UTC+02:00), and will return to standard time (UTC+01:00) on Sun, Oct 25, 2026. Convert Zurich time to any city below, or use the full converter.

Current UTC offset
UTC+02:00
IANA zone
Europe/Zurich
Daylight saving
Observed — clocks currently forward
Zone abbreviation
CEST / CET

About the CEST time zone

Central European Time (CET) is the standard time zone for most of Europe, covering over 30 countries from Spain to Poland, and from Norway to Italy. CET is 1 hour ahead of GMT and is used by the European Union's most populous nations. During summer, most CET countries switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00). Major European financial markets in Frankfurt, Paris, and Amsterdam operate on CET.

Countries on CEST
GermanyFranceItalySpainNetherlandsBelgiumAustriaSwitzerlandPolandCzech RepublicSwedenNorwayDenmarkHungaryCroatiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaAlbaniaMontenegroLuxembourgMaltaTunisiaAlgeriaNigeria
Major cities on CEST
ParisBerlinRomeMadridAmsterdamBrusselsViennaWarsawZurichStockholmOsloCopenhagenPragueBudapestBarcelonaMunichMilanLagos
Did you know?
  • Zurich is consistently ranked as one of the world's most expensive cities to live in.
  • Switzerland has four official languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh.
  • The Swiss banking sector manages about 25% of all global cross-border assets.

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