UTC0200

UTC0200 refers to a time offset of two hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is commonly written as UTC+02:00, but some systems omit the colon, rendering UTC0200. The offset is used by multiple time zones worldwide.

Several regions use UTC+02:00 year-round: Central Africa Time (CAT) and South Africa Standard Time (SAST) are examples where UTC+02:00 is fixed without seasonal changes.

Other areas use UTC+02:00 as standard time in winter and switch to UTC+03:00 in summer (DST). This pattern is common in many Eastern European countries and parts of the Mediterranean, which observe daylight saving time to align with neighboring regions that operate at UTC+03:00 during the warmer months.

Where DST is not observed, such as CAT and SAST, the offset remains +02:00 throughout the year.

In computing and data interchange, the offset is frequently written without a colon as +0200, or as UTC0200. ISO 8601 allows both forms, while the IANA time zone database tracks the many zones that share this offset and their DST rules. The exact applicability of UTC0200 thus depends on regional time zone definitions and current policy regarding daylight saving time.

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