CEST to PST converter

When it's 9:00 am in Berlin, it's 12:00 am in Los Angeles. Your working days don't overlap at all, so someone starts early or stays late for every call.

Convert Central European Summer Time (CEST) to Pacific Standard Time (PST) for any date and time.

Pacific Time is 9 hours behind Central European Time for most of the year.

Right now Central European Time is on CET (UTC+1) and the West Coast is on PST (UTC−8). Pacific Time switches to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.

9:00 am to 5:00 pm CET is 12:00 am to 8:00 am PST.

  • 8:00 am CET11:00 pm PST the day before
  • 9:00 am CET12:00 am PST
  • 10:00 am CET1:00 am PST
  • 12:00 pm CET3:00 am PST
  • 3:00 pm CET6:00 am PST
  • 5:00 pm CET8:00 am PST
Live: the current time
  • Central European TimeReference

    Berlin, Paris, Rome, Madrid

    Wed, Nov 4

    CET UTC+1ReferenceOutside working hours
  • Pacific Time

    US & Canada

    Wed, Nov 4

    PST UTC−8−9h from Central European TimeWorking hours

No shared working hours on Wed, Nov 4. Closest fit: 4:00 PM–5:00 PM and 6:00 PM–7:00 PM in Central European Time, when 1 of 2 are at work and the rest are nearest their day.

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Working hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday to FridayClosest fit

CEST to PST conversion table

Every hour of the day in CET, converted to PST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.

CEST to PST, hour by hour
CETPSTUntil 14 March 2027; 28 March 2027 to 31 October 2027PDT14 March 2027 to 28 March 2027; From 31 October 2027
12:00 am CET3:00 pm PST(day before)4:00 pm PDT(day before)
1:00 am CET4:00 pm PST(day before)5:00 pm PDT(day before)
2:00 am CET5:00 pm PST(day before)6:00 pm PDT(day before)
3:00 am CET6:00 pm PST(day before)7:00 pm PDT(day before)
4:00 am CET7:00 pm PST(day before)8:00 pm PDT(day before)
5:00 am CET8:00 pm PST(day before)9:00 pm PDT(day before)
6:00 am CET9:00 pm PST(day before)10:00 pm PDT(day before)
7:00 am CET10:00 pm PST(day before)11:00 pm PDT(day before)
8:00 am CET11:00 pm PST(day before)12:00 am PDT
9:00 am CET12:00 am PST1:00 am PDT
10:00 am CET1:00 am PST2:00 am PDT
11:00 am CET2:00 am PST3:00 am PDT
12:00 pm CET3:00 am PST4:00 am PDT
1:00 pm CET4:00 am PST5:00 am PDT
2:00 pm CET5:00 am PST6:00 am PDT
3:00 pm CET6:00 am PST7:00 am PDT
4:00 pm CET7:00 am PST8:00 am PDT
5:00 pm CET8:00 am PST9:00 am PDT
6:00 pm CET9:00 am PST10:00 am PDT
7:00 pm CET10:00 am PST11:00 am PDT
8:00 pm CET11:00 am PST12:00 pm PDT
9:00 pm CET12:00 pm PST1:00 pm PDT
10:00 pm CET1:00 pm PST2:00 pm PDT
11:00 pm CET2:00 pm PST3:00 pm PDT

Best times to meet

A 9-to-5 working day in CET and one in PST don't overlap. The closest fit is 4:00 pm CET (7:00 am PST), when one of you starts early or stays late.

About these time zones

CEST: Central European Summer Time

Central European Summer Time is UTC+2.

Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the rest of Central Europe, from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.

CEST isn't in use at the moment: Central European Time is on CET (UTC+1) until 28 March 2027. The times on this page follow the clocks, so they show CET.

PST: Pacific Standard Time

Pacific Standard Time is UTC−8. PST is also used for Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8) and sometimes for Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5). This page converts US Pacific Time.

California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada, plus British Columbia in Canada and Baja California in Mexico. PT is the short form people use for the whole zone.

How the difference changes

Right now PST is 9 hours behind CET. From 14 March 2027, when US clocks go forward, the difference becomes 8 hours. From 28 March 2027, when EU clocks go forward, the difference becomes 9 hours. From 31 October 2027, when EU clocks go back, the difference becomes 8 hours.

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