IST to CET converter

India Standard Time (IST) is UTC+5:30 with no daylight saving. It covers Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai.

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.

Central European Time is typically 4½ hours behind India Standard Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year.

Time difference between India Standard Time and Central European Time

Central European Time is typically 4½ hours behind India Standard Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year. Put the other way around: central European Time (CET) is typically 4½ hours behind India Standard Time (IST). The table above shows the difference hour by hour using today's actual offsets.

Best time to call Central European Time from India Standard Time

Office hours overlap for about 3.5 hours a day: 1:30 PM–5:00 PM in India Standard Time is 9:00 AM–12:30 PM in Central European 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.