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This converter uses IST (UTC+2), as in Jerusalem.

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2:00 pm14:00 IST (UTC+2), Nov 3, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 3, 2026

IST is 1 hour ahead of CET.

IDT and CET examples

These examples always use IDT (UTC+3) 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.

IDT is 2 hours ahead of CET.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, IDT is 1 hour ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 26, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 24, 2028, IST is 1 hour ahead of CET. From Mar 26 to Mar 28, 2027, IDT is 2 hours ahead of CET. Briefly around clock changes, IST and CEST have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IDT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IDT correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IDT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IDT correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in CET.

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

Time Difference

Israel Standard Time is 1 hour ahead of Central European Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in IST is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET

IST to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in IST which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CET

2:00 pm14:00 Israel Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

2:00 pm14:00 IST / 1:00 pm13:00 CET

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Israel Daylight Time

Offset: IDT is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Israel

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IDT time zone is Jerusalem in Israel, with about 971,800 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon LeTsiyyon, Petaẖ Tiqva.

Map of the areas on Israel Daylight Time (IDT)
IDT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time).

Daylight Saving: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Israel Standard Time (IST).

123456789101112End: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) starts on Friday, March 26, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Friday, March 26, 2027, 3:00 am03:00.

See Israel daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

IDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +03 - basic short
  • +0300 - basic
  • +03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for IDT
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
IANA/Olson: Reflects IDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Jerusalem
  • Asia/Tel_Aviv
  • Israel
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
  • MSK - Moscow Standard Time
  • AST - Arabia Standard Time
  • C - Charlie Time Zone
  • EAT - Eastern Africa Time
  • FET - Further Eastern European Time
  • IDT - Israel Daylight Time
  • TRT - Turkey Time

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