Convert NZDT to CEST
CEST is 11 hours behind NZDT. NZDT is UTC+13 and CEST is UTC+2.
Right now: NZDT · CEST
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours do not overlap at all between NZDT and CEST. Someone has to take an early or late call — or use asynchronous communication instead.
| NZDT | CEST | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 12:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
NZDT to CEST conversion table
| NZDT | CEST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 1:00 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 2:00 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 3:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 4:00 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 5:00 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 6:00 AM | 7:00 PM (previous day) |
| 7:00 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 11:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
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.
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.
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 NZDT in CEST?
9:00 AM NZDT is 10:00 PM CEST (previous day).
Is CEST ahead of NZDT?
CEST is 11 hours behind NZDT.
Which time zone does this use?
NZDT is UTC+13 and CEST is UTC+2. 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.