Rome to CET to IST Time Converter
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1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 2, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 2, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 2, 2026
Rome and CET have the same local time. Rome is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
How the time difference changes
Rome to CET
For most of the year, Rome and CEST have the same time. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, Rome and CET have the same time.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Rome correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Rome correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Rome correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Rome correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in CET.
Rome to IST
For most of the year, Rome is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, Rome is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Rome correspond to 12:30 pm to 9:30 pm in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Rome correspond to 1:30 pm to 10:30 pm in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Rome correspond to 12:30 to 21:30 in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Rome correspond to 13:30 to 22:30 in IST.
Compare Rome time with CET and IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
CET (Central European Time) and Central European Time have the same local time. CET (Central European Time) is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in Rome, Italy is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST
Rome to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Rome which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in CET
Rome to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1:30pm09:00-13:30 in Rome which corresponds to 1:30pm-6pm13:30-18:00 in IST
1:00 pm13:00 CET (Central European Time) (Rome, Italy). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Rome, Italy / 1:00 pm13:00 CET / 5:30 pm17:30 IST
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| Rome, Italy | CET | IST |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00am | 4:30am | |
| 1:00am | 5:30am | |
| 2:00am | 6:30am | |
| 3:00am | 7:30am | |
| 4:00am | 8:30am | |
| 5:00am | 9:30am | |
| 6:00am | 10:30am | |
| 7:00am | 11:30am | |
| 8:00am | 12:30pm | |
| 9:00am | 1:30pm | |
| 10:00am | 2:30pm | |
| 11:00am | 3:30pm | |
| 12:00pm | 4:30pm | |
| 1:00pm | 5:30pm | |
| 2:00pm | 6:30pm | |
| 3:00pm | 7:30pm | |
| 4:00pm | 8:30pm | |
| 5:00pm | 9:30pm | |
| 6:00pm | 10:30pm | |
| 7:00pm | 11:30pm | |
| 8:00pm | 12:30am next day | |
| 9:00pm | 1:30am next day | |
| 10:00pm | 2:30am next day | |
| 11:00pm | 3:30am next day | |
| 00:00 | 04:30 | |
| 01:00 | 05:30 | |
| 02:00 | 06:30 | |
| 03:00 | 07:30 | |
| 04:00 | 08:30 | |
| 05:00 | 09:30 | |
| 06:00 | 10:30 | |
| 07:00 | 11:30 | |
| 08:00 | 12:30 | |
| 09:00 | 13:30 | |
| 10:00 | 14:30 | |
| 11:00 | 15:30 | |
| 12:00 | 16:30 | |
| 13:00 | 17:30 | |
| 14:00 | 18:30 | |
| 15:00 | 19:30 | |
| 16:00 | 20:30 | |
| 17:00 | 21:30 | |
| 18:00 | 22:30 | |
| 19:00 | 23:30 | |
| 20:00 | 00:30 next day | |
| 21:00 | 01:30 next day | |
| 22:00 | 02:30 next day | |
| 23:00 | 03:30 next day |
Rome Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
CEST – Central European Summer Time, UTC+2 (daylight saving time)
Rome Facts
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
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).
Start: 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.
End: 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.
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 of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.
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.
Current time in India: India time now
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