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NZDT
New Zealand Daylight Time
GMT +13
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CEST/CET
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
yesterday
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.

Quick answers

Selected conversion

1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 12, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 11, 2026

NZDT is 11 hours ahead of CEST.

NZDT and CET examples

These examples always use NZDT (UTC+13) 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.

NZDT is 12 hours ahead of CET.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, NZST is 10 hours ahead of CEST, NZDT is 11 hours ahead of CEST, or NZDT is 12 hours ahead of CET.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NZST correspond to 11:00 pm (previous day) to 7:00 am in CEST, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NZDT correspond to 10:00 pm (previous day) to 6:00 am in CEST, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NZDT correspond to 9:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in CET.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in NZST correspond to 23:00 (previous day) to 07:00 in CEST, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in NZDT correspond to 22:00 (previous day) to 06:00 in CEST, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in NZDT correspond to 21:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in CET.

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

Time Difference

New Zealand Daylight Time is 11 hours ahead of Central European Summer Time.
1:00 am01:00 in NZDT is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

NZDT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in NZDT which corresponds to 7am-8am07:00-08:00 in CEST

1:00 am01:00 New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT). Offset UTC +13:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

1:00 am01:00 NZDT / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

NZDTCEST
12:00am1:00pm
1:00am2:00pm
2:00am3:00pm
3:00am4:00pm
4:00am5:00pm
5:00am6:00pm
6:00am7:00pm
7:00am8:00pm
8:00am9:00pm
9:00am10:00pm
10:00am11:00pm
11:00am12:00am
12:00pm1:00am
1:00pm2:00am
2:00pm3:00am
3:00pm4:00am
4:00pm5:00am
5:00pm6:00am
6:00pm7:00am
7:00pm8:00am
8:00pm9:00am
9:00pm10:00am
10:00pm11:00am
11:00pm12:00pm
00:0013:00
01:0014:00
02:0015:00
03:0016:00
04:0017:00
05:0018:00
06:0019:00
07:0020:00
08:0021:00
09:0022:00
10:0023:00
11:0000:00
12:0001:00
13:0002:00
14:0003:00
15:0004:00
16:0005:00
17:0006:00
18:0007:00
19:0008:00
20:0009:00
21:0010:00
22:0011:00
23:0012:00

New Zealand Daylight Time

Offset: NZDT is 13 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Pacific

Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZDT time zone is Auckland in New Zealand, with about 1.547 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga.

NZDT Time Zone Geo Map
NZDT timezone map

Daylight Saving: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) started on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of September.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

NZDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +13 - basic short
  • +1300 - basic
  • +13:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (13) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of thirteen hours to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects NZDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Antarctica/McMurdo
  • Antarctica/South_Pole
  • NZ
  • Pacific/Auckland
Time zones with the GMT +13 offset:
  • FJST - Fiji Summer Time
  • NZDT - New Zealand Daylight Time
  • PHOT - Phoenix Island Time
  • TKT - Tokelau Time
  • TOT - Tonga Time
  • WST - West Samoa Time
  • WSST - West Samoa Standard Time

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour 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, Algeria, 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, 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

CET Time Zone Geo Map
CET timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: Central European Time (CET) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: Central European Time (CET) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

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