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EET – Eastern European Time (Standard Time)

Time Zone names, codes and abbreviations for Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time (DST) around the world.

Europe: Only some locations are currently on EET because most places in this time zone are currently on summer time / daylight saving time and are observing EEST.

Asia: EET is currently not observed because locations are on summer time / daylight saving time and are observing EEST.

Time zone map of EET
Currently observing EET.
Observes EET part of the year.
Areas with same time currently (UTC +2).
Currently observing EET – Eastern European Time.
Observes EET – Eastern European Time part of the year, but not currently.
Currently has same time zone offset as EET (UTC +2) but different time zone name.

Eastern European Time (EET) is 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: Europe, Asia, Africa.

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Summer Time & DST

Some places observe daylight saving time/summer time during the summer, and therefore use EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) in the summer.

Where and When is EET Observed?

Europe

European countries using EET in the winter and EEST in the summer:

  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Greece
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova
  • Romania
  • Ukraine
  • Åland Islands

Areas and locations in Russia using EET all year:

  • Kaliningrad

Asia

Asian countries/territories using EET in the winter and EEST in the summer:

  • Cyprus
  • Gaza Strip
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Syria
  • West Bank

Africa

African countries using EET all year:

  • Egypt
  • Libya

Other Time Zones in UTC +2

Some time zones exist that have the same offset as EET, but can be found under a different name: