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Time difference
Kolkata and Berlin

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

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Live gap

See the current offset between Kolkata and Berlin, 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 Kolkata into Berlin with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Kolkata and Berlin line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Kolkata Berlin

Berlin is 3.5h behind Kolkata at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Kolkata
Asia/Kolkata
ZoneIST
Offset nowUTC+5:30
Hour gap
−3:30

BerlinKolkata

Berlin
Europe/Berlin
ZoneCET / CEST
Offset nowUTC+2
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Time difference between Kolkata and Berlin: Berlin is currently 4.5 hours behind Kolkata.

This difference is not constant: in winter Kolkata is 4.5 hours ahead of Berlin, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 3.5 hours ahead of. 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 nowAsia/Kolkata · Europe/Berlin
Kolkata
Asia/Kolkata
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+5:30
AbbreviationIST
No DST
Berlin
Europe/Berlin
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+2
AbbreviationCET / CEST
Observes DST
Relationship

Berlin is 3.5h behind Kolkata.

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

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

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

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Berlin vs Kolkata)
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 Kolkata mapped into Berlin; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

KolkataBerlin

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

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