CET to IST to Seattle Time Converter
Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.
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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 8, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 8, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 8, 2026
CEST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. CEST is 9 hours ahead of Seattle.
How the time difference changes
CET to IST
For most of the year, CEST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. At other times of the year, CET is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:30 pm to 9:30 pm in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 12:30 to 20:30 in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 13:30 to 21:30 in IST.
CET to Seattle
For most of the year, CEST is 9 hours ahead of Seattle. At other times of the year, CET is 9 hours ahead of Seattle or CET is 8 hours ahead of Seattle.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in Seattle. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in Seattle or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in Seattle.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in Seattle. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in Seattle or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in Seattle.
Compare CET time with IST and Seattle time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central European Summer Time is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. Central European Summer Time is 9 hours ahead of PDT (Pacific Daylight Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 5:00 am05:00 in Seattle, WA, USA
CEST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1:30pm09:00-13:30 in CEST which corresponds to 12:30pm-5pm12:30-17:00 in IST
CEST to Seattle call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in CEST which corresponds to 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in Seattle
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
5:00 am05:00 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) (Seattle, WA, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 5:00 am05:00 Seattle, WA, USA
| CEST | IST | Seattle, WA, USA |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00am | 3:30am | 3:00pm |
| 1:00am | 4:30am | 4:00pm |
| 2:00am | 5:30am | 5:00pm |
| 3:00am | 6:30am | 6:00pm |
| 4:00am | 7:30am | 7:00pm |
| 5:00am | 8:30am | 8:00pm |
| 6:00am | 9:30am | 9:00pm |
| 7:00am | 10:30am | 10:00pm |
| 8:00am | 11:30am | 11:00pm |
| 9:00am | 12:30pm | 12:00am |
| 10:00am | 1:30pm | 1:00am |
| 11:00am | 2:30pm | 2:00am |
| 12:00pm | 3:30pm | 3:00am |
| 1:00pm | 4:30pm | 4:00am |
| 2:00pm | 5:30pm | 5:00am |
| 3:00pm | 6:30pm | 6:00am |
| 4:00pm | 7:30pm | 7:00am |
| 5:00pm | 8:30pm | 8:00am |
| 6:00pm | 9:30pm | 9:00am |
| 7:00pm | 10:30pm | 10:00am |
| 8:00pm | 11:30pm | 11:00am |
| 9:00pm | 12:30am | 12:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 1:30am | 1:00pm |
| 11:00pm | 2:30am | 2:00pm |
| 00:00 | 03:30 | 15:00 |
| 01:00 | 04:30 | 16:00 |
| 02:00 | 05:30 | 17:00 |
| 03:00 | 06:30 | 18:00 |
| 04:00 | 07:30 | 19:00 |
| 05:00 | 08:30 | 20:00 |
| 06:00 | 09:30 | 21:00 |
| 07:00 | 10:30 | 22:00 |
| 08:00 | 11:30 | 23:00 |
| 09:00 | 12:30 | 00:00 |
| 10:00 | 13:30 | 01:00 |
| 11:00 | 14:30 | 02:00 |
| 12:00 | 15:30 | 03:00 |
| 13:00 | 16:30 | 04:00 |
| 14:00 | 17:30 | 05:00 |
| 15:00 | 18:30 | 06:00 |
| 16:00 | 19:30 | 07:00 |
| 17:00 | 20:30 | 08:00 |
| 18:00 | 21:30 | 09:00 |
| 19:00 | 22:30 | 10:00 |
| 20:00 | 23:30 | 11:00 |
| 21:00 | 00:30 | 12:00 |
| 22:00 | 01:30 | 13:00 |
| 23:00 | 02:30 | 14:00 |
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).
End: Central European Time (CET) ended on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.
Start: Central European Time (CET) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
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
India Standard Time
Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries using this time zone: India
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0530 - basic
- +05:30 - extended
- +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- Asia/Calcutta
- Asia/Kolkata
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Seattle Information
Time Zone
PST - Pacific Standard Time
-8:00 hours during Pacific Standard Time.
Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 01:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.