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1:30 pm13:30 CET (UTC+1), Oct 25, 2026 = 6:00 pm18:00 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 25, 2026

CET is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind Bissāu.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CEST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Bissau, India. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind Bissau, India.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 12:30 pm to 9:30 pm in Bissau, India. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:30 pm to 10:30 pm in Bissau, India.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 12:30 to 21:30 in Bissau, India. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 13:30 to 22:30 in Bissau, India.

Compare CET time with Bissau time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Central European Time is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST (India Standard Time).
1:30 pm13:30 in CET is 6:00 pm18:00 in Bissau, India

CET to Bissāu call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1:30pm09:00-13:30 in CET which corresponds to 1:30pm-6pm13:30-18:00 in Bissāu

1:30 pm13:30 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
6:00 pm18:00 IST (India Standard Time) (Bissau, India). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

1:30 pm13:30 CET / 6:00 pm18:00 Bissau, India

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Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, 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

Map of the areas on Central European Time (CET)
CET all year CET part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CET.

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).

123456789101112Start: Central European Time (CET) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Central European Time (CET) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • 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

Bissāu Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
IST – India Standard Time, UTC+5:30 (no daylight saving time)

Bissāu Facts

Country
India
Alternative Names
Bisau, Bissau, Bissāu, Бисау
Population
23,227
Currency
Rupee (INR)
Geographic Coordinates
28° 14' N Latitude / 75° 04' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+91
Current Time in India