All city converters: from New York to Tokyo
A call to Singapore lands at the wrong desk if you forget that the city stays on UTC+8 while Brussels jumps between CET and CEST. The converters below fix that. Each one is built on the IANA Europe/Brussels zone and adjusts for Central European Time (UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) in summer.
Key converters include: - Brussels vs New York-6 hours behind year-round - Brussels vs London, always 1 hour behind - Brussels vs Paris, same zone, zero difference - Brussels vs Tokyo-7 hours behind in summer, 8 in winter - Brussels vs Dubai-2 hours ahead in summer, 3 in winter - Brussels vs Singapore-6 hours ahead in summer, 7 in winter
How to use the converters: instant time comparisons
You see a live clock for the Belgian capital and a second live clock for the city you selected. Below that, an hour-by-hour table shows the full 24-hour alignment. Pick any row to see what time it will be in both places at that hour.
No manual offset math required. The converter knows today's date, checks whether the city is on CET or CEST, checks the other city's DST status, and shows the correct difference.
When does Brussels switch between CET and CEST?
The city changes clocks twice a year with the rest of the European Union:
- Spring forward: Last Sunday of March at 02:00 local time. Clocks go to 03:00. CET (UTC+1) becomes CEST (UTC+2).
- Fall back: Last Sunday of October at 03:00 local time. Clocks go to 02:00. CEST (UTC+2) becomes CET (UTC+1).
In 2026 the spring transition is 29 March; the autumn transition is 25 October. In 2027 the dates are 28 March and 31 October.
The critical detail: not all cities change on the same dates. The United States switches DST on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November. That creates brief periods, about one to three weeks in spring and one week in autumn, where the usual offset between the Belgian capital and US cities changes by one hour.
Your converter handles those edge cases. Never assume the standard offset. Always check the live tool during the weeks around the transitions.
Most popular converters: London, New York, Paris, Dubai
London is the most-requested comparison. The UK is on GMT (UTC+0) in winter and BST (UTC+1) in summer. London is always one hour behind. No DST edge cases exist between these two cities because both change on the same EU-aligned dates.
New York is the second most popular. New York is on Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) in winter and Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) in summer. The standard offset is 6 hours behind. But during the US-EU DST gap weeks, the offset can shift to 5 hours. Check Brussels vs New York during late March and early November to see the current difference.
Paris shares the Europe/Paris time zone. Zero difference year-round. The Brussels vs Paris converter confirms what you already know: same clock, same DST switches.
Dubai does not observe daylight saving. The United Arab Emirates stays on Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4) all year. The Belgian capital is 2 hours behind Dubai in summer (CEST) and 3 hours behind in winter (CET). The Brussels vs Dubai converter shows the current offset automatically.