AFT to CET Converter
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AFT and CET examples
These examples always use AFT (UTC+4:30) and CET (UTC+1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
AFT is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CET.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, AFT is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CEST. At other times of the year, AFT is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AFT correspond to 6:30 am to 2:30 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AFT correspond to 5:30 am to 1:30 pm in CET.
Compare AFT time with CET time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Afghanistan Time is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Central European Time
4:30 pm16:30 in AFT is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET
AFT to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12:30pm-5pm in AFT which corresponds to 9am-1:30pm in CET
4:30 pm16:30 Afghanistan Time (AFT). Offset UTC +4:30 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
4:30 pm16:30 AFT / 1:00 pm13:00 CET
| AFT | CET |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 8:30 pm |
| 1am | 9:30 pm |
| 2am | 10:30 pm |
| 3am | 11:30 pm |
| 4am | 12:30 am |
| 5am | 1:30 am |
| 6am | 2:30 am |
| 7am | 3:30 am |
| 8am | 4:30 am |
| 9am | 5:30 am |
| 10am | 6:30 am |
| 11am | 7:30 am |
| 12pm (noon) | 8:30 am |
| 1pm | 9:30 am |
| 2pm | 10:30 am |
| 3pm | 11:30 am |
| 4pm | 12:30 pm |
| 5pm | 1:30 pm |
| 6pm | 2:30 pm |
| 7pm | 3:30 pm |
| 8pm | 4:30 pm |
| 9pm | 5:30 pm |
| 10pm | 6:30 pm |
| 11pm | 7:30 pm |
| 00:00 | 20:30 |
| 01:00 | 21:30 |
| 02:00 | 22:30 |
| 03:00 | 23:30 |
| 04:00 | 00:30 |
| 05:00 | 01:30 |
| 06:00 | 02:30 |
| 07:00 | 03:30 |
| 08:00 | 04:30 |
| 09:00 | 05:30 |
| 10:00 | 06:30 |
| 11:00 | 07:30 |
| 12:00 | 08:30 |
| 13:00 | 09:30 |
| 14:00 | 10:30 |
| 15:00 | 11:30 |
| 16:00 | 12:30 |
| 17:00 | 13:30 |
| 18:00 | 14:30 |
| 19:00 | 15:30 |
| 20:00 | 16:30 |
| 21:00 | 17:30 |
| 22:00 | 18:30 |
| 23:00 | 19:30 |
Afghanistan Time
Offset: AFT is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries using this time zone: Afghanistan
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AFT time zone is Kabul in Afghanistan, with about 4.435 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Herat, Kandahar, Mazar e Sharif, Jalalabad.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Afghanistan Time (AFT) do not change for daylight saving time, so AFT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.
AFT representations, usage and related time zones
- +0430 - basic
- +04:30 - extended
- +0430 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- AFT - Afghanistan Time
- IRDT - Iran Daylight Time
Central European Time
Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Tunisia, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.
German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).
Start: Central European Time (CET) started on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
End: Central European Time (CET) ends on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.
CET representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Africa/Algiers
- Africa/Ceuta
- Africa/Tunis
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- BST - British Summer Time
- CET - Central European Time
- IST - Irish Standard Time
- WEST - Western European Summer Time
- A - Alpha Time Zone
- CET - Central European Time
- MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
- WAT - West Africa Time
- WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
- BMT - Biel Mean Time