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6:00 pm18:00 NPT (UTC+5:45), Oct 13, 2026 = 2:15 pm14:15 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 13, 2026

NPT is 3 hours and 45 minutes ahead of CEST.

NPT and CEST examples

These examples always use NPT (UTC+5:45) and CEST (UTC+2). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

NPT is 3 hours and 45 minutes ahead of CEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, NPT is 3 hours and 45 minutes ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, NPT is 4 hours and 45 minutes ahead of CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NPT correspond to 5:15 am to 1:15 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NPT correspond to 4:15 am to 12:15 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in NPT correspond to 05:15 to 13:15 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in NPT correspond to 04:15 to 12:15 in CET.

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

Time Difference

Nepal Time is 3 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Central European Summer Time.
6:00 pm18:00 in NPT is 2:15 pm14:15 in CEST

NPT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12:45pm-5pm12:45-17:00 in NPT which corresponds to 9am-1:15pm09:00-13:15 in CEST

6:00 pm18:00 Nepal Time (NPT). Offset UTC +5:45 hours
2:15 pm14:15 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

6:00 pm18:00 NPT / 2:15 pm14:15 CEST

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Nepal Time

Offset: NPT is 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Nepal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NPT time zone is Kathmandu in Nepal, with about 1.442 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Pokhara, Bharatpur, Pātan, Birgañj.

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

NPT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0545 - basic
  • +05:45 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0545 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (45) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and forty-five minutes to the east of the zero meridian.

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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, Hamburg.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Central European Summer Time (CEST)
CEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CEST.

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

123456789101112Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

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