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Most of Europe uses three standard time zones. From west to east the time zones are Western European Time (WET) which is UTC (GMT) +0,
Central European Time (CET) which is UTC (GMT)+1 and Eastern European Time (EET) which is UTC (GMT) +2. Western European Standard Time is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), however, during periods when Daylight
Saving Time is in use, Western European Summer Time is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
Western portions of Russia which are west of the Ural Mountains are sometimes referred to as being in Europe. This
area uses Moscow Standard Time which is UTC (GMT) +4. Georgia (formerly Republic of Georgia) also uses UTC (GMT) +4.
In Europe Daylight Saving Time in commonly referred to as Summer Time. Summer Time begins at
1:00 a.m. UTC (GMT) on the last Sunday in March. On the last Sunday in October areas on Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) return to Standard Time at 1:00 am UTC (GMT). The names in each time zone change along with
Summer Time. Western European Standard Time (WET) becomes Western European Summer Time (WEST), Central European Time (CET) becomes Central European Summer Time (CEST) and Eastern European Time (EET) becomes Eastern
European Summer Time (EEST). Throughout the United Kingdom in the countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales Summer Time is referred to as British Summer Time (BST). Iceland and portions of Greenland do
not observe daylight saving time. In addition, some local communities in Europe may not follow the official time zone rules.
In Russia Daylight Saving Time begins 2:00 a.m. local time on the last Sunday in March.
On the last Sunday in October areas on Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) return to Standard Time at 2:00 am local time. |
