Time Difference: Indian Standard Time (IST) vs. Central European Time (CET)

IST is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of CET.

Offset Calculation

• IST = UTC + 5:30 (no DST).
• CET = UTC + 1:00 (standard time, ~Oct–Mar).
• Difference: 5:30 − 1:00 = +4:30.

Summer Time (CEST)

• CEST = UTC + 2:00 (late Mar – late Oct).
• IST vs CEST: 5:30 − 2:00 = +3:30.

Quick Reference

Major Cities

• IST: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore.
• CET/CEST: Berlin, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Warsaw, Stockholm, Vienna, Zurich, Amsterdam, Brussels.

India does not observe Daylight Saving Time; the gap narrows by 1 hour during European Summer.