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Time difference
Amsterdam and Chennai

Live clocks (CET ↔ IST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Amsterdam to Chennai.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Amsterdam and Chennai, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Amsterdam into Chennai with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Amsterdam and Chennai line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Amsterdam Chennai

Chennai is 3.5h ahead of Amsterdam at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Amsterdam
Europe/Amsterdam
ZoneCET / CEST
Offset nowUTC+2
Hour gap
+3:30

ChennaiAmsterdam

Chennai
Asia/Kolkata
ZoneIST
Offset nowUTC+5:30
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Time difference between Amsterdam and Chennai: Chennai is currently 4.5 hours ahead of Amsterdam.

This difference is not constant: in winter Amsterdam is 4.5 hours behind Chennai, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 3.5 hours behind. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

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Right nowEurope/Amsterdam · Asia/Kolkata
Amsterdam
Europe/Amsterdam
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+2
AbbreviationCET / CEST
Observes DST
Chennai
Asia/Kolkata
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+5:30
AbbreviationIST
No DST
Relationship

Chennai is 3.5h ahead of Amsterdam.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours Chennai sits ahead of or behind Amsterdam through the calendar year.

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Chennai versus Amsterdam; a value of +3h means Chennai is three hours ahead of Amsterdam.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Chennai vs Amsterdam)
January+4.5h
February+4.5h
March+4.5h
April+3.5h
May+3.5h
June+3.5h
July+3.5h
August+3.5h
September+3.5h
October+3.5h
November+4.5h
December+4.5h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Amsterdam mapped into Chennai; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

AmsterdamChennai

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Amsterdam with part-of-day icon
Chennai arrow and converted time
Day
  • 00:00
    03:30
    Same day
  • 01:00
    04:30
    Same day
  • 02:00
    05:30
    Same day
  • 03:00
    06:30
    Same day
  • 04:00
    07:30
    Same day
  • 05:00
    08:30
    Same day
  • 06:00
    09:30
    Same day
  • 07:00
    10:30
    Same day
  • 08:00
    11:30
    Same day
  • 09:00
    12:30
    Same day
  • 10:00
    13:30
    Same day
  • 11:00
    14:30
    Same day
  • 12:00
    15:30
    Same day
  • 13:00
    16:30
    Same day
  • 14:00
    17:30
    Same day
  • 15:00
    18:30
    Same day
  • 16:00
    19:30
    Same day
  • 17:00
    20:30
    Same day
  • 18:00
    21:30
    Same day
  • 19:00
    22:30
    Same day
  • 20:00
    23:30
    Same day
  • 21:00
    00:30
    Next day
  • 22:00
    01:30
    Next day
  • 23:00
    02:30
    Next day
Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Currently, Chennai is 3.5h ahead of Amsterdam. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.