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Colorado, USA
MST
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3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CET
Central European Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Fort Collins is 8 hours behind CEST. At other times of the year, Fort Collins is 8 hours behind CET or Fort Collins is 7 hours behind CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Fort Collins correspond to 5:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Fort Collins correspond to 5:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Fort Collins correspond to 4:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in CET.

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

Time Difference

MST (Mountain Standard Time) is 8 hours behind Central European Time
5:00 am05:00 in Fort Collins, CO, USA is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET

Fort Collins to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am in Fort Collins which corresponds to 4:30pm-5:30pm in CET

5:00 am05:00 MST (Mountain Standard Time) (Fort Collins, CO, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

5:00 am05:00 Fort Collins, CO, USA / 1:00 pm13:00 CET

Fort Collins, CO, USACET
12am (midnight)8am
1am9am
2am10am
3am11am
4am12pm (noon)
5am1pm
6am2pm
7am3pm
8am4pm
9am5pm
10am6pm
11am7pm
12pm (noon)8pm
1pm9pm
2pm10pm
3pm11pm
4pm12am (midnight)
5pm1am
6pm2am
7pm3am
8pm4am
9pm5am
10pm6am
11pm7am
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01:0009:00
02:0010:00
03:0011:00
04:0012:00
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06:0014:00
07:0015:00
08:0016:00
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12:0020:00
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15:0023:00
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20:0004:00
21:0005:00
22:0006:00
23:0007:00

Fort Collins Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
MST - Mountain Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-6:00 hours during Mountain Daylight Time, currently in use.
-7:00 hours during Mountain Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Fort Collins Facts

Country
USA
State
Colorado
Alternative Names
Camp Collins, FNL, Fort Collins, Fort Kolins, Fort Kolinsas, Fort Kollins, Fort-Kollins, Ft. Collins, fwrt kalynz klradw, fwrt kwlnz, ke lin si bao, pharta kolinsa, phorta kolinsa, poteukollinseu, pwrt qwlyns, Форт Колинс, Форт Коллинс, Форт-Коллинс, Форт-Коллінс, פורט קולינס, فورت كولنز, فورت کالینز، کلرادو, فورٹ کولنز، کولوراڈو, फर्ट कोलिन्स, फोर्ट कॉलिन्स, フォート・コリンズ, 科林斯堡, 포트콜린스
Population
170,924
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
40° 35' N Latitude / 105° 05' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

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, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

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