CET
Central European Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
NPT
Nepal Time
GMT +5:45
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

CET is 4 hours and 45 minutes behind NPT. CET uses GMT +1, and NPT uses GMT +5:45 for this comparison.

For example, 1:00 pm CET is 5:45 pm NPT. Use the converter above to adjust the date or time and create a shareable meeting link.

Best meeting overlap: 9am-12:15pm CET, which is 1:45pm-5pm NPT.

Compare CET time with NPT 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 45 minutes behind Nepal Time
1:00 pm13:00 in CET is 5:45 pm17:45 in NPT

CET to NPT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12:15pm in CET which corresponds to 1:45pm-5pm in NPT

1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
5:45 pm17:45 Nepal Time (NPT). Offset UTC +5:45 hours

1:00 pm13:00 CET / 5:45 pm17:45 NPT

CETNPT
12am (midnight)4:45 am
1am5:45 am
2am6:45 am
3am7:45 am
4am8:45 am
5am9:45 am
6am10:45 am
7am11:45 am
8am12:45 pm
9am1:45 pm
10am2:45 pm
11am3:45 pm
12pm (noon)4:45 pm
1pm5:45 pm
2pm6:45 pm
3pm7:45 pm
4pm8:45 pm
5pm9:45 pm
6pm10:45 pm
7pm11:45 pm
8pm12:45 am
9pm1:45 am
10pm2:45 am
11pm3:45 am
00:0004:45
01:0005:45
02:0006:45
03:0007:45
04:0008:45
05:0009:45
06:0010:45
07:0011:45
08:0012:45
09:0013:45
10:0014:45
11:0015:45
12:0016:45
13:0017:45
14:0018:45
15:0019:45
16:0020:45
17:0021:45
18:0022:45
19:0023:45
20:0000:45
21:0001:45
22:0002:45
23:0003:45

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, Rome, Paris, Algiers.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

CET Time Zone Geo Map
CET timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: 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

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

Nepal Time

Offset: NPT is 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: Nepal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NPT time zone is Kathmandu in Nepal, with about 1.442 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Pokhara, Patan, Biratnagar, Birganj.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Nepal Time (NPT) do not change for daylight saving time, so NPT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.

NPT Time Zone Geo Map
NPT timezone map

NPT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0545 - basic
  • +05:45 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0545 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (45) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and forty-five minutes to the east of the zero meridian.