Central European Time (cet) is used in France. The IANA timezone identifier is Europe/Paris.

BEIJING to CET Time Converter

Q: Where is beijing used?

BEIJING (Shanghai) (beijing) is used in China. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Shanghai.

BEIJING (Shanghai) → Central European Time

BEIJING = UTC+8CET = UTC+2

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BASE

09:00

Work Clients Team +

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CET (Paris)

France · -6h

03:00

London

United Kingdom · -7h

02:00

New York

USA · -12h

21:00-1 day

Tokyo

Japan · +1h

10:00

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · -4h

05:00

Beijing to CET (Paris) — exact time difference

Beijing is 6 hours ahead of CET (Paris). When Beijing clocks hit noon, CET (Paris) reads 06:00.

Beijing is in the Asia/Shanghai timezone. CET (Paris) is in Europe/Paris. The difference is 6 hours.

Working hours overlap

Every working day, Beijing and CET (Paris) are both in business hours for 2 hours simultaneously.

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Beijing

CET (Paris)

Overlap (2h)

When to schedule across time zones

Both Beijing and CET (Paris) are in standard hours simultaneously for 2h per day.

15:00 Beijing / 09:00 Paris✓ Both working

16:00 Beijing / 10:00 Paris✓ Both working

Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.

Holiday calendar for both locations

⚡ Both locations have upcoming holidays, check availability before scheduling.

Beijing2 holidays

Sep 25Mid-Autumn Festival

Oct 1National Day

CET (Paris)5 holidays

Jul 14Bastille Day

Aug 15Assumption Day

Nov 1All Saints' Day

Nov 11Armistice Day

Dec 25Christmas Day

Working across Beijing and CET (Paris)

Working across Beijing (China) and CET (Paris) (France) involves a 6-hour gap. The good news: there is a 2-hour mutual window in standard business hours that lets both sides collaborate without anyone joining at an unreasonable hour.

💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings

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15:00–16:00 in Beijing = 09:00–10:00 in CET (Paris). Both sides are in standard business hours during this window.

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16:00–17:00 in Beijing = 10:00–11:00 in CET (Paris). Both sides are in standard business hours during this window.

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Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in Beijing. The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.

BEIJING (Beijing) ↔ CET (Paris)

2h of business hours overlap daily (09:00–17:00)

BEIJING (Beijing)

CET (Paris)