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CEST/CET
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.
Pakistan
PKT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 6, 2026 = 5:00 pm17:00 PKT (UTC+5), Oct 6, 2026

CEST is 3 hours behind Islamabad.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CEST is 3 hours behind Islamabad. At other times of the year, CET is 4 hours behind Islamabad.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Islamabad. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm in Islamabad.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 12:00 to 20:00 in Islamabad. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 13:00 to 21:00 in Islamabad.

Compare CET time with Islamabad 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 behind PKT (Pakistan Standard Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 5:00 pm17:00 in Islamabad, Pakistan

CEST to Islamabad call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in CEST which corresponds to 12pm-5pm12:00-17:00 in Islamabad

2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
5:00 pm17:00 PKT (Pakistan Standard Time) (Islamabad, Pakistan). Offset UTC +5:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 5:00 pm17:00 Islamabad, Pakistan

CESTIslamabad, Pakistan
12:00am3:00am
1:00am4:00am
2:00am5:00am
3:00am6:00am
4:00am7:00am
5:00am8:00am
6:00am9:00am
7:00am10:00am
8:00am11:00am
9:00am12:00pm
10:00am1:00pm
11:00am2:00pm
12:00pm3:00pm
1:00pm4:00pm
2:00pm5:00pm
3:00pm6:00pm
4:00pm7:00pm
5:00pm8:00pm
6:00pm9:00pm
7:00pm10:00pm
8:00pm11:00pm
9:00pm12:00am
10:00pm1:00am
11:00pm2:00am
00:0003:00
01:0004:00
02:0005:00
03:0006:00
04:0007:00
05:0008:00
06:0009:00
07:0010:00
08:0011:00
09:0012:00
10:0013:00
11:0014:00
12:0015:00
13:0016:00
14:0017:00
15:0018:00
16:0019:00
17:0020:00
18:0021:00
19:0022:00
20:0023:00
21:0000:00
22:0001:00
23:0002:00

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

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 forward for one hourEnd: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: 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.

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

Islamabad Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
PKT - Pakistan Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+5:00 hours during Pakistan Standard Time, currently in use.

Islamabad Facts

Country
Pakistan
Alternative Names
ISB, Islamabad, Islamabada, Islamabadas, Islamabade, Islamabadi, Islamabado, Islamahbad, Islamampant, Islàmabad, Islámábád, Islāmābād, Islāmābāda, Iszlamabad, Iszlámábád, aslam abad, isalamabada, iseullamabadeu, islamabad, islamabada, islamabadi, islamapat, isuramabado, xislamabad, yi si lan bao, yyslamabad, yyslamyabad, Îslamabad, İslamabad, Ισλαμαμπάντ, Ісламабад, Исламабад, Իսլամաբադ, איסלאמאבאד, איסלמבאד, إسلام آباد, ئىسلامئاباد, ئیسلاماباد, اسلام آباد, اسلام اباد, اسلام‌آباد, އިސްލާމްއާބާދު, इस्लामाबाद, ইসলামাবাদ, ਇਸਲਾਮਾਬਾਦ, ઇસ્લામાબાદ, ଇସଲାମାବାଦ, இஸ்லாமாபாத், ಇಸ್ಲಾಮಾಬಾದ್, ഇസ്ലാമബാദ്, อิสลามาบัด, ཨི་སི་ལམ་བོ།, ისლამაბადი, ኢስላማባድ, イスラマバード, 伊斯兰堡, 伊斯蘭堡, 이슬라마바드
Population
601,600
Currency
Rupee (PKR)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 43' N Latitude / 73° 02' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+92