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Time zones of Europe, Blue WET or UCT or GMT, Red CET/MET, Green EET, Khaki MSK
During winter months, WET corresponds to Universal Time ( UTC); however in the summerSummer is one of the four temperate seasons. Astronomically, it begins with the summer solstice (around 21 June in the Northern hemisphere, and 21 December in the Southern hemisphere) and ends with the autumn equinox (around 21 September in the Northern h, most (but not all) of the above places move one hour ahead to European Summer TimeEuropean Summer Time is the daylight saving time practiced in Europe, the period during which clocks are advanced by one hour in relation to the official time observed during the rest of the year. This is done in all of the countries of Europe except Icel (UTC+1). Officially the Republic of Ireland is on UTC+1, but goes to UTC in winter, and for all practical purposes uses the same time as the United Kingdom.
UTC (sometimes called Zulu time or Z time and formerly called Greenwich Mean Time) also covers part of west AfricaAfrica is the world's second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. 30,244,050 km2 (11,677,240 mi2) including the islands, it covers 20. 3% of the total land area on Earth, and with over 800 million human inhabitants it accounts for ar: