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This converter uses WGST (UTC−1), as in Godthab.

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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 18, 2026 = 11:00 am11:00 WGST (UTC-1), Oct 18, 2026

CEST is 3 hours ahead of WGST.

CEST and WGT examples

These examples always use CEST (UTC+2) and WGT (UTC-2). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CEST is 4 hours ahead of WGT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CEST is 3 hours ahead of WGST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 3 hours ahead of WGT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in WGST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in WGT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in WGST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in WGT.

Compare CEST time with WGT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Central European Summer Time is 3 hours ahead of Western Greenland Summer Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 11:00 am11:00 in WGST

CEST to WGST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in WGST

2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
11:00 am11:00 Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST). Offset UTC -1:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 11:00 am11:00 WGST

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Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Central European Summer Time (CEST)
CEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CEST.

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).

123456789101112Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time

West Greenland Time

Offset: WGT is 2 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Greenland

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WGT time zone is Nuuk in Greenland, with about 14,798 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq, Aasiaat.

Map of the areas on West Greenland Time (WGT)
WGT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−1.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST).

123456789101112End: West Greenland Time (WGT) ended on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm23:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 12:00 am00:00 local daylight time instead.

123456789101112Start: West Greenland Time (WGT) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 pm23:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See Greenland daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

WGT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -02 - basic short
  • -0200 - basic
  • -02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0200 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Oscar - Military abbreviation for WGT
  • O - short form of 'Oscar'
Time zones with the GMT -2 offset:
  • PMDT - Pierre & Miquelon Daylight Time
  • WGT - West Greenland Time
  • BRST - Brasilia Summer Time
  • FNT - Fernando de Noronha Time
  • O - Oscar Time Zone
  • UYST - Uruguay Summer Time