Convert CEST to BST
BST = CEST −1 h
BST is 1 hour behind CEST. CEST is always UTC+2 and BST is always UTC+1, so this gap is the same on every date.
CEST · Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
5:05PM
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
BST · British Summer Time · UTC+1
4:05PM
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Berlin is on CET (UTC+1) right now.
The UK is on GMT (UTC+0) right now.
CEST to BST for every hour
Every hour of the CEST day with the matching BST time, valid on any date. Until 1:00 AM CEST, BST is still on the previous calendar day.
| CEST | BST −1 h | 24-hour |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 PM −1 day | 00:00 → 23:00 |
| 1:00 AM | 12:00 AM | 01:00 → 00:00 |
| 2:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 02:00 → 01:00 |
| 3:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 4:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 04:00 → 03:00 |
| 5:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 05:00 → 04:00 |
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 06:00 → 05:00 |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 07:00 → 06:00 |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 08:00 → 07:00 |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 09:00 → 08:00 |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 10:00 → 09:00 |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 11:00 → 10:00 |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 12:00 → 11:00 |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 13:00 → 12:00 |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 14:00 → 13:00 |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 15:00 → 14:00 |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 16:00 → 15:00 |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 17:00 → 16:00 |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 18:00 → 17:00 |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 19:00 → 18:00 |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 20:00 → 19:00 |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 21:00 → 20:00 |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 22:00 → 21:00 |
| 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 23:00 → 22:00 |
Bold rows fall inside office hours (9:00 to 17:00) on both sides. The dot marks the current CEST hour.
The CEST times people look up most
| CEST | BST −1 h |
|---|---|
| 10:35 PM | 9:35 PM |
Does the difference change during the year?
No. Berlin and the UK both change their clocks, on the same dates and in the same direction, so the gap of 1 hour holds all year.
Converting CEST to BST by hand
Take away 1 hour: 3:30 PM CEST is 2:30 PM BST.
Going back from BST to CEST, do the opposite.
Where the CEST and BST working days overlap
Two 9:00–17:00 days share 7 hours: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM CEST, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM BST.
What CEST and BST mean
Central European Summer Time
CEST is UTC+2, the summer time of central Europe, from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October. In winter the same countries are on CET, UTC+1.
British Summer Time
BST is UTC+1, the UK’s summer time, from 1:00 AM GMT on the last Sunday of March to 1:00 AM GMT on the last Sunday of October (Summer Time Act 1972 as amended in 2002). In winter the UK is on GMT, UTC+0.