KST to CET to London Time Converter

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KST
Korea Standard Time
UTC+9
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CET
Central European Time
UTC+1
8h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
London
United KingdomGMT
UTC+0
9h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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9:00 pm21:00 KST (UTC+9), Nov 4, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 4, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Nov 4, 2026

KST is 8 hours ahead of CET. KST is 9 hours ahead of London.

How the time difference changes

KST to CET

For most of the year, KST is 7 hours ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, KST is 8 hours ahead of CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in KST correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in KST correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in KST correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in KST correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in CET.

KST to London

For most of the year, KST is 8 hours ahead of London. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, KST is 9 hours ahead of London.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in KST correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in London. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in KST correspond to 12:00 am to 9:00 am in London.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in KST correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in London. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in KST correspond to 00:00 to 09:00 in London.

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

Time Difference

Korea Standard Time is 8 hours ahead of Central European Time. Korea Standard Time is 9 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
9:00 pm21:00 in KST is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET and is 12:00 pm12:00 in London, United Kingdom

KST to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in KST which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in CET
KST to London call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in KST which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in London. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

9:00 pm21:00 Korea Standard Time (KST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
12:00 pm12:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) (London, United Kingdom). Offset UTC 0:00 hours

9:00 pm21:00 KST / 1:00 pm13:00 CET / 12:00 pm12:00 London, United Kingdom

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Korea Standard Time

Offset: KST is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: North Korea, South Korea

Principal Cities: The largest city in the KST time zone is Seoul in South Korea, with about 10.349 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Busan, Pyongyang, Incheon, Daegu.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Korea Standard Time (KST) do not change for daylight saving time, so KST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Korea Standard Time (KST)
KST all year

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KST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +09 - basic short
  • +0900 - basic
  • +09:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0900 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • India - Military abbreviation for KST
  • I - short form of 'India'
IANA/Olson: Reflects KST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Pyongyang
  • Asia/Seoul
  • ROK
KST Abbreviation: Several time zones share KST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Korea Standard Time - UTC +9
  • Pyongyang Time - UTC +8:30
Time zones with the GMT +9 offset:
  • AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time
  • CHOST - Choibalsan Summer Time
  • I - India Time Zone
  • IRKST - Irkutsk Summer Time
  • JST - Japan Standard Time
  • KST - Korea Standard Time
  • PWT - Palau Time
  • TLT - East Timor Time
  • ULAST - Ulaanbaatar Summer Time
  • WIT - Eastern Indonesian Time
  • YAKT - Yakutsk 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.

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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

London Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GMT – Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0 (now)
BST – British Summer Time, UTC+1 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 1:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 01:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (BST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 31, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, October 31, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (GMT). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Clock Changes
United Kingdom daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

London Facts

Country
United Kingdom
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Population
8,961,989
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
51° 30' N Latitude / 0° 07' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+44
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