Convert PST to CEST time zone

In the graph below you see the time zone difference between Pacific Standard Time and Central European Summer Time. Drag the bubble to adjust the time and to see the corresponding time in the other time zone.


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Tips for converting PST to CEST

Pacific Standard Time is the time zone of the Canadian and US West Coast, including cities like Seattle, Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Central European Summer Time is the time zone of most central European countries, and the Nordics when observing daylight saving time in the summer, with places like Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Madrid, Rome, Zurich and Warsaw.

When is the best time to schedule a meeting with PST and CEST?

Usually it is preferable to schedule meetings in the early morning, or late evening for the person in PST and in the evening, or early morning for the person in CEST.

Other common time zone conversions

More PST conversions
PST to CDT, PST to EDT, PST to PDT, PST to KST, PST to MDT

More CEST conversions
CEST to CST, CEST to PDT, CEST to EDT, CEST to CDT, CEST to GMT

About PST - Pacific Standard Time

Pacific Standard Time is the time of the Western United States and Canada and is typically abbreviated as PST. It is 8 hours behind GMT. This means that when the clock is noon in London (GMT), it is 4AM in Seattle (PST).

Where it is observed:

Most of the Western US and Canada are following Pacific Standard Time.

DST and summer time:

This can be a bit tricky as most states on the US Pacific Coast do apply daylight saving time, calling PST for PDT, or Pacific Daylight Time, instead and sets the clocks in November and March respectively.



About CEST – Central European Summer Time

CEST is, as the name implies, the time zone observed by Central Europe during the summer months. CEST is +2 hours ahead of UTC. Note that Portugal and the UK are not on CEST but instead observe GMT (or, in the summer BST – British Summer Time) and that Eastern Europe (every country from Finland and South) observe Eastern European Summer Time.

Countries using CEST:

All countries in Western Europe, except Portugal and the UK, observe Central European Summer Time. This includes Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Montenegro and Gibraltar to name a few.

Example of cities observing Central European Summer Time:

The list is long but includes Berlin, Oslo, Madrid, Rome, Tirana, Amsterdam, Paris, Warsaw, Bern, Geneva and Copenhagen.

Daylight saving time and summer time:

CEST is the summer time of CET – Central European Time and is observed between the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October each year. The rest of the year these countries are on CET.