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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to CEST

Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan
KGT
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CET/CEST
Central European Time
GMT +1
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CEST is not used on this date
This converter uses CET (GMT +1), the offset Berlin uses on this date. Open the CET converter.

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

Time Difference

KGT (Kyrgyzstan Time) is 5 hours ahead of Central European Time
6:00 pm18:00 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET

Bishkek to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-5pm in Bishkek which corresponds to 9am-12pm in CET

6:00 pm18:00 KGT (Kyrgyzstan Time) (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan). Offset UTC +6:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

6:00 pm18:00 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / 1:00 pm13:00 CET

Bishkek, KyrgyzstanCET
12am (midnight)7pm
1am8pm
2am9pm
3am10pm
4am11pm
5am12am (midnight)
6am1am
7am2am
8am3am
9am4am
10am5am
11am6am
12pm (noon)7am
1pm8am
2pm9am
3pm10am
4pm11am
5pm12pm (noon)
6pm1pm
7pm2pm
8pm3pm
9pm4pm
10pm5pm
11pm6pm
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12:0007:00
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Bishkek Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
KGT - Kyrgyzstan Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+6:00 hours during Kyrgyzstan Time, currently in use.

Bishkek Facts

Country
Kyrgyzstan
Alternative Names
Bichkek, Biscecum, Bischkek, Bishkek, Bishkek osh, Bisjkek, Biskek, Biskeka, Biskekas, Biskeko, Biskekʻ, Bisqeq, Bisqueque, Biszkek, Bixkek, Biŝkeko, Bişkek, Bişqeq, Biškek, Biškeka, Biškekas, Bișkek, Bîşkek, FRU, Frunze, Mpiskek, Pishkek, Pishpek, bi shen kai ke, bichkhek, bisakeka, bishukeku, biskek, biskeka, biskekk, bisyukekeu, bshkyk, byshkk, byshkyk, bysqq, picukkek, Μπισκέκ, Бишкек, Бишкек ош, Бішкек, Բիշկեք, בישקעק, בישקק, بشکیک, بيشكك, بيشكيك, بيشکک, بیشکک, بیشکێک, बिश्केक, বিশকেক, ਬਿਸ਼ਕੇਕ, பிசுக்கெக், ಬಿಷ್ಕೆಕ್, ബിഷ്കെക്ക്, บิชเคก, པི་སི་ཁེག, ბიშკეკი, ቢሽኬክ, ビシュケク, 比什凯克, 비슈케크
Population
900,000
Currency
Som (KGS)
Geographic Coordinates
42° 52' N Latitude / 74° 35' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+996

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours 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, 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, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Budapest.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

CEST Time Zone Geo Map
CEST timezone map

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Central European Time (CET).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 3am to 4amEnd: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ended 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Central European Summer Time (CEST) starts 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March

CEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • 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 +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT