CET to IST converter
Central European Time (CET) is typically 4½ hours behind India Standard Time (IST).
Central European Time → India Standard Time, hour by hour below.
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Central European Time (CET) is UTC+1 and observes summer time (CEST, UTC+2, roughly March–October). It covers Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and Amsterdam.
India Standard Time (IST) is UTC+5:30 with no daylight saving. It covers Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai.
India Standard Time is typically 4½ hours ahead of Central European Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year.
Time difference between Central European Time and India Standard Time
India Standard Time is typically 4½ hours ahead of Central European Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year. Put the other way around: india Standard Time (IST) is typically 4½ hours ahead of Central European Time (CET). The table above shows the difference hour by hour using today's actual offsets.
Best time to call India Standard Time from Central European Time
Office hours overlap for about 3.5 hours a day: 9:00 AM–12:30 PM in Central European Time is 1:30 PM–5:00 PM in India Standard Time. Book calls inside this window and nobody is out of hours. Daylight saving can shift these times by an hour at some points in the year.
CET to IST, hour by hour
Today's actual offsets. Rows where both zones are inside 9am–5pm working hours are highlighted.