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Prague and Time Zones

Central European Time (CET) applies in the Czech Republic.

In the Czech Republic, winter time begins (clocks go back) on the last Sunday in October and ends on the last Saturday in March (CET or Universal Coordinate Time (UTC) + 1).

In the Czech Republic, summer time begins (clocks go forward) on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October (Central European Summer Time (CEST) or UTC + 2).

Time differences between the Czech Republic and selected English-speaking countries:

  • The Czech Republic is 1 hour ahead of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
  • The time differences for other English-speaking countries are shown below:

| AFRICAN COUNTRIES: –2 hours to +1 hour ahead of Czech Republic | | Abuja | –1 hour | | Cape Town & Johannesburg | No difference | | Nairobi | +1 hour

| | AUSTRALIA: +6 hours to +8 hours ahead of Czech Republic | | Brisbane & Sydney | +8 hours | | Perth | +6 hours

| | CANADA: –9 hours to –5 hours behind Czech Republic | | Toronto | –6 hours | | Vancouver | –9 hours

| | INDIA: +3.5 hours ahead of Czech Republic

| | NEW ZEALAND: +10 hours or +11 hours ahead of Czech Republic | | Auckland & Wellington | +10 hours

| | PAKISTAN: +3 hours ahead of Czech Republic

| | UNITED STATES (continental): –9 hours to –6 hours ahead of Czech Republic | | Boston, New York & Washington | –6 hours | | Los Angeles & San Francisco | –9 hours |

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