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CET
Central European Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Laos
ICT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CEST is 5 hours behind Vientiane. At other times of the year, CET is 6 hours behind Vientiane.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in Vientiane. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in Vientiane.

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

Time Difference

Central European Time is 6 hours behind ICT (Indochina Time)
1:00 pm13:00 in CET is 7:00 pm19:00 in Vientiane, Laos

CET to Vientiane call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am in CET which corresponds to 3pm-5pm in Vientiane

1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 pm19:00 ICT (Indochina Time) (Vientiane, Laos). Offset UTC +7:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 CET / 7:00 pm19:00 Vientiane, Laos

CETVientiane, Laos
12am (midnight)6am
1am7am
2am8am
3am9am
4am10am
5am11am
6am12pm (noon)
7am1pm
8am2pm
9am3pm
10am4pm
11am5pm
12pm (noon)6pm
1pm7pm
2pm8pm
3pm9pm
4pm10pm
5pm11pm
6pm12am (midnight)
7pm1am
8pm2am
9pm3am
10pm4am
11pm5am
00:0006:00
01:0007:00
02:0008:00
03:0009:00
04:0010:00
05:0011:00
06:0012:00
07:0013:00
08:0014:00
09:0015:00
10:0016:00
11:0017:00
12:0018:00
13:0019:00
14:0020:00
15:0021:00
16:0022:00
17:0023:00
18:0000:00
19:0001:00
20:0002:00
21:0003:00
22:0004:00
23:0005:00

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

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

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

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

CET Time Zone Geo Map
CET timezone map

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

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: Central European Time (CET) started on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central European Time (CET) ends on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • 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 +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Vientiane Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
ICT - Indochina Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+7:00 hours during Indochina Time, currently in use.

Vientiane Facts

Country
Laos
Alternative Names
Bientian, Fanhyiengh, Nakhon Viangchan, V'ent'jan, VTE, Venc'jan, Vent'jan, Ventjan, Ventyan, Vianchan, Viang chan, Viangchan, Vien Can, Vien Chang, Vienciana, Vieng Quy, Vieng-Caen, Vieng-Chan, Vieng-Cæn, Viengchan, Viengtjan, Vientane, Vientian, Vientianas, Vientiane, Vientijan, Vientián, Vientjan, Vientyan, Vijentijan, Viêng Quý, Vjencana, Vjentiano, Vjentjan, Vjenčana, Vyantyan, Vyantyàn, Vyentyan, Wei-t'ien, Wei-t’ien, Wiang Chan, Wiangcan, Wien Tsjan, Wientian, Wiën Tsjan, Wyentyan, Wyéntyan, bhiyenatiyena, bientian, fyyntyan, vhi'antiyana, vi'anga cana, viyancan, viyen tiyen, vu~ienchan, vu~ienchan shi, wan xiang, weiyngcanthn, wyntyan, yong zhen, Βιεντιάν, Вентян, Венцьян, Виентијан, Виентян, Вијентијан, Вьентьян, Вєнтьян, Վիենտյան, ויינטיאן, فيينتيان, وینتیان, ڤیێنتیان, व्हिआंतियान, ভিয়েনতিয়েন, ਵਿਆਂਗ ਚਾਨ, வியஞ்சான், ವಿಯೆನ್ ಟಿಯೇನ್, വിയന്റിയൻ, เวียงจันทน์, ວຽງຈນ, ວຽງຈັນ, ཝིན་ཆིའང་, ဗီယင်ကျန်းမြို့, ვიენტიანი, ቭየንትዬን, ヴィエンチャン, ヴィエンチャン市, 万象, 永珍, 비엔티안
Population
196,731
Currency
Kip (LAK)
Geographic Coordinates
17° 58' N Latitude / 102° 35' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+856