Eastern European Summer Time

Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

During the winter periods, Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00) is used.

Previously, the rules were not uniform across the European Union.

[1] The following countries and territories use Eastern European Summer Time during the summer: In 1991, EEST was used also in Moscow and Samara time zones of Russia.

From 27 October 2024, Ukraine will use permanent Kyiv Time (UTC+2) year-round.

European summer