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Convert SAST to CET

CET is 1 hour behind SAST. SAST is UTC+2 and CET is UTC+1.

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Best time to schedule a meeting

Standard 9–5 working hours overlap for 7 hours: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM SAST (9:00 AM–4:00 PM CET). Schedule meetings inside that window.

SASTCETSuitable?
9:00 AM8:00 AMoutside 9–5
10:00 AM9:00 AMworking hours
11:00 AM10:00 AMworking hours
12:00 PM11:00 AMworking hours
1:00 PM12:00 PMworking hours
2:00 PM1:00 PMworking hours
3:00 PM2:00 PMworking hours
4:00 PM3:00 PMworking hours
5:00 PM4:00 PMworking hours

SAST to CET conversion table

SASTCET
12:00 AM11:00 PM (previous day)
1:00 AM12:00 AM
2:00 AM1:00 AM
3:00 AM2:00 AM
4:00 AM3:00 AM
5:00 AM4:00 AM
6:00 AM5:00 AM
7:00 AM6:00 AM
8:00 AM7:00 AM
9:00 AM8:00 AM
10:00 AM9:00 AM
11:00 AM10:00 AM
12:00 PM11:00 AM
1:00 PM12:00 PM
2:00 PM1:00 PM
3:00 PM2:00 PM
4:00 PM3:00 PM
5:00 PM4:00 PM
6:00 PM5:00 PM
7:00 PM6:00 PM
8:00 PM7:00 PM
9:00 PM8:00 PM
10:00 PM9:00 PM
11:00 PM10:00 PM

About SAST

South Africa Standard Time (SAST) is UTC+2. It is used in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini.

South Africa Standard Time is UTC+2 with no daylight saving, unchanged since 1903 apart from two wartime years. The whole country keeps it, and so do Lesotho and Eswatini. Against the UK it is two hours ahead in winter and one in summer, which is the shift that catches London–Johannesburg standing calls every March and October.

About CET

Central European Time (CET) is UTC+1. It is used in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and Warsaw in winter.

Central European Time is UTC+1 and covers most of continental Europe in winter — Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Warsaw. It is worth noting how much of the continent this is: Spain sits geographically west of Britain but runs an hour ahead of it, a legacy of a 1940 decision that was never reversed. From late March to late October the same countries are on CEST, UTC+2.

Does this gap change with the seasons?

This gap is seasonal. The abbreviations themselves are fixed offsets, but the region on CET switches to CEST (UTC+2) from late March to late October. So the 1-hour figure on this page is correct for the part of the year when both places are actually on these abbreviations, and changes by an hour outside it.

SAST does not shift, so the whole change comes from one side. A recurring meeting fixed in SAST will appear to move by an hour for everyone on the other side, twice a year, without anyone changing anything.

This is the reason scheduling systems store an IANA zone such as Region/City rather than an offset or an abbreviation: the zone knows its own rules and the offset does not.

Frequently asked questions

What time is 9:00 AM SAST in CET?

9:00 AM SAST is 8:00 AM CET.

Is CET ahead of SAST?

CET is 1 hour behind SAST.

Which time zone does this use?

SAST is UTC+2 and CET is UTC+1. Both abbreviations denote a single fixed offset, so this conversion never shifts with daylight saving — what changes is which abbreviation a place is using at the time.

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