What is Central European Summer Time?
{{Time zones of Europe}} '''Central European Summer Time''' ('''CEST''', [[UTC+02:00]]) (sometimes called '''Central European Daylight Time''') is the name for a [[time zone]]. It is a daylight saving time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CEST time zone — Central European Summer Time|url=https://24timezones.com/time-zone/cest|access-date=2022-12-31|website=24timezones.com|language=en-us}}</ref> Some of the countries that have [[Central European Time]] shift their clocks forward one hour, during the summer months and shift it one hour backwards during winter months.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Slater|first=Jack|date=2022-08-01|title=What is CEST and what's the difference to time in the UK?|url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/01/what-is-cest-time-uk-vs-europe-time-zones-explained-17096941/|access-date=2022-12-31|website=Metro|language=en}}</ref> A [[Troll (research station)|research station called Troll]] in [[Antarctica]] uses this time zone in the winter, but uses [[Greenwich Mean Time]] in the [[summer]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Central European Summer Time – CEST Time Zone|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/cest|access-date=2022-12-31|website=www.timeanddate.com|language=en}}</ref> The part of Europe using this time zone has had many changes from Central European Summer Time. It is because the [[Sun]] is not matching with the time in their areas. They have also stopped using the timezone multiple times.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tidey|first=Alice|date=2022-10-28|title=When will the EU end seasonal clock changes? Only time will tell.|url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/10/28/when-will-the-eu-end-seasonal-clock-changes-only-time-will-tell|access-date=2022-12-31|website=euronews|language=en}}</ref> ==Where it is used== The following countries and territories use Central European Summer Time:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/cest|title=CEST – Central European Summer Time (Time Zone Abbreviation)|website=www.timeanddate.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-20}}</ref> * [[Albania]], since 1974 * [[Andorra]