Definition of 'CEST' CEST in British English abbreviation for Central European Summer Time: the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in the European countries which observe Central European Time during the rest of the year Central European Summer Time (CEST) is 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is a Daylight Saving Time time zone and is used in: Europe, Antarctica. Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union.
Central European Summer Time (CEST) is the daylight saving time observed in many European countries. It is two hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+02:00). The primary purpose of CEST is to make better use of daylight during the longer days of summer by setting the clocks forward one hour. CEST is the summer counterpart to CET (Central European Time, UTC+1) and typically begins in late March and ends in late October, with clocks set forward by one hour to extend evening daylight.
cest definition, Definition of Central European Summer Time noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. All about the time zone Central European Summer Time (CEST): The current time, which locations it covers, whether Daylight Savings Time is used, and what other time zones share the same offset from UTC.
