Convert CEST to NZDT
NZDT is 11 hours ahead of CEST. CEST is UTC+2 and NZDT is UTC+13.
Right now: CEST · NZDT
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours do not overlap at all between CEST and NZDT. Someone has to take an early or late call — or use asynchronous communication instead.
| CEST | NZDT | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
CEST to NZDT conversion table
| CEST | NZDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 2:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 10:00 AM (next day) |
About CEST
Central European Summer Time (CEST) is UTC+2. It is used in Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Rome from late March to late October.
Central European Summer Time is UTC+2, in force from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. The European changeover happens at 01:00 UTC everywhere simultaneously, unlike the US which changes at 2am local time in each zone — so Europe's internal offsets never break during the transition, while North America's briefly do.
About NZDT
New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is UTC+13. It is used in New Zealand from late September to early April.
New Zealand Daylight Time is UTC+13, one of the few offsets past twelve hours and therefore a full calendar day ahead of most of the Americas. New Zealand's summer is the northern hemisphere's winter, so NZDT applies over Christmas — the opposite of every northern daylight-saving abbreviation, and a common mistake in end-of-year scheduling.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
This gap is seasonal. The abbreviations themselves are fixed offsets, but the region on CEST switches to CET (UTC+1) from late October to late March. So the 11-hour figure on this page is correct for the part of the year when both places are actually on these abbreviations, and changes by an hour outside it.
NZDT does not shift, so the whole change comes from one side. A recurring meeting fixed in NZDT will appear to move by an hour for everyone on the other side, twice a year, without anyone changing anything.
This is the reason scheduling systems store an IANA zone such as Region/City rather than an offset or an abbreviation: the zone knows its own rules and the offset does not.
Frequently asked questions
What time is 9:00 AM CEST in NZDT?
9:00 AM CEST is 8:00 PM NZDT.
Is NZDT ahead of CEST?
NZDT is 11 hours ahead of CEST.
Which time zone does this use?
CEST is UTC+2 and NZDT is UTC+13. Both abbreviations denote a single fixed offset, so this conversion never shifts with daylight saving — what changes is which abbreviation a place is using at the time.