diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/convert.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/convert.kt
index 3aa6c55cd..3d65fc355 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/convert.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/convert.kt
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ public fun AnyCol.convertTo(newType: KType): AnyCol {
 public fun <T : Any> DataColumn<T>.convertToLocalDateTime(): DataColumn<LocalDateTime> = convertTo()
 public fun <T : Any> DataColumn<T?>.convertToLocalDateTime(): DataColumn<LocalDateTime?> = convertTo()
 
+@JvmName("convertToLocalDateFromT")
+public fun <T : Any> DataColumn<T>.convertToLocalDate(): DataColumn<LocalDate> = convertTo()
+public fun <T : Any> DataColumn<T?>.convertToLocalDate(): DataColumn<LocalDate?> = convertTo()
+
 @JvmName("convertToLocalTimeFromT")
 public fun <T : Any> DataColumn<T>.convertToLocalTime(): DataColumn<LocalTime> = convertTo()
 public fun <T : Any> DataColumn<T?>.convertToLocalTime(): DataColumn<LocalTime?> = convertTo()
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/exceptions/CellConversionException.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/exceptions/CellConversionException.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3955b294c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/exceptions/CellConversionException.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.exceptions
+
+import kotlin.reflect.KType
+
+public class CellConversionException(
+    value: Any?,
+    from: KType,
+    to: KType,
+    public val column: String,
+    public val row: Int?,
+    override val cause: Throwable?
+) : TypeConversionException(value, from, to) {
+    override val message: String
+        get() = "${super.message} in column $column, row $row"
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/exceptions/TypeConversionException.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/exceptions/TypeConversionException.kt
index 0995a7cb4..8b3bd54fa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/exceptions/TypeConversionException.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/exceptions/TypeConversionException.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.exceptions
 
-import kotlin.reflect.*
+import kotlin.reflect.KType
 
-public class TypeConversionException(public val value: Any?, public val from: KType, public val to: KType) : RuntimeException() {
+public open class TypeConversionException(public val value: Any?, public val from: KType, public val to: KType) : RuntimeException() {
 
     override val message: String
         get() = "Failed to convert '$value' from $from to $to"
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/api/convert.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/api/convert.kt
index 4d7e91917..8272feae7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/api/convert.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/impl/api/convert.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.to
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.columns.values
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.dataTypes.IFRAME
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.dataTypes.IMG
+import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.exceptions.CellConversionException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.exceptions.TypeConversionException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.exceptions.TypeConverterNotFoundException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.impl.columns.DataColumnInternal
@@ -79,18 +80,32 @@ internal fun AnyCol.convertToTypeImpl(to: KType): AnyCol {
         else -> throw TypeConversionException(null, from, to)
     }
 
-    return when {
-        from == to -> this
-        from.isSubtypeOf(to) -> (this as DataColumnInternal<*>).changeType(to.withNullability(hasNulls()))
-        else -> when (val converter = getConverter(from, to, ParserOptions(locale = Locale.getDefault()))) {
-            null -> when (from.classifier) {
-                Any::class, Number::class, java.io.Serializable::class -> {
+    fun applyConverter(converter: TypeConverter): AnyCol {
+        var currentRow = 0
+        try {
+            val values = values.mapIndexed { row, value ->
+                currentRow = row
+                value?.let { converter(value) }.checkNulls()
+            }
+            return DataColumn.createValueColumn(name, values, to.withNullability(nullsFound))
+        } catch (e: TypeConversionException) {
+            throw CellConversionException(e.value, e.from, e.to, this.name(), currentRow, e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun convertPerCell(): AnyCol {
+        var currentRow = 0
+        try {
+            return when (from.classifier) {
+                Any::class, Comparable::class, Number::class, java.io.Serializable::class -> {
                     // find converter for every value
-                    val values = values.map {
-                        it?.let {
+                    val values = values.mapIndexed { row, value ->
+                        currentRow = row
+                        value?.let {
                             val clazz = it.javaClass.kotlin
                             val type = clazz.createStarProjectedType(false)
-                            val converter = getConverter(type, to, ParserOptions(locale = Locale.getDefault())) ?: throw TypeConverterNotFoundException(from, to)
+                            val converter = getConverter(type, to, ParserOptions(locale = Locale.getDefault()))
+                                ?: throw TypeConverterNotFoundException(from, to)
                             converter(it)
                         }.checkNulls()
                     }
@@ -98,12 +113,17 @@ internal fun AnyCol.convertToTypeImpl(to: KType): AnyCol {
                 }
                 else -> throw TypeConverterNotFoundException(from, to)
             }
-            else -> {
-                val values = values.map {
-                    it?.let { converter(it) }.checkNulls()
-                }
-                DataColumn.createValueColumn(name, values, to.withNullability(nullsFound))
-            }
+        } catch (e: TypeConversionException) {
+            throw CellConversionException(e.value, e.from, e.to, this.name(), currentRow, e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    return when {
+        from == to -> this
+        from.isSubtypeOf(to) -> (this as DataColumnInternal<*>).changeType(to.withNullability(hasNulls()))
+        else -> when (val converter = getConverter(from, to, ParserOptions(locale = Locale.getDefault()))) {
+            null -> convertPerCell()
+            else -> applyConverter(converter)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/convert.kt b/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/convert.kt
index 527f34a47..e670d749e 100644
--- a/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/convert.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/api/convert.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import kotlinx.datetime.Instant
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.DataColumn
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.DataFrame
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.annotations.DataSchema
+import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.exceptions.CellConversionException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.exceptions.TypeConversionException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.exceptions.TypeConverterNotFoundException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.hasNulls
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ class ConvertTests {
             columnOf("a").convertTo<IntClass>()
         }
 
+        shouldThrow<CellConversionException> {
+            columnOf("1", "10", "a").convertTo<IntClass>()
+        }.row shouldBe 2
+
         shouldThrow<TypeConverterNotFoundException> {
             columnOf(EnumClass.A).convertTo<IntClass>()
         }
diff --git a/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/io/ParserTests.kt b/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/io/ParserTests.kt
index be7fef78c..f4a8ab160 100644
--- a/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/io/ParserTests.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/io/ParserTests.kt
@@ -3,18 +3,27 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.io
 import io.kotest.assertions.throwables.shouldThrow
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
 import kotlinx.datetime.LocalDateTime
+import kotlinx.datetime.TimeZone
+import kotlinx.datetime.toKotlinLocalDate
+import kotlinx.datetime.toKotlinLocalDateTime
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.DataColumn
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.DataFrame
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.cast
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.columnOf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.convertTo
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.convertToDouble
+import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.convertToLocalDate
+import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.convertToLocalDateTime
+import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.convertToLocalTime
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.parse
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.parser
+import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.plus
+import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.times
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.api.tryParse
 import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.exceptions.TypeConversionException
 import org.junit.Test
 import java.math.BigDecimal
+import java.time.LocalTime
 import java.util.Locale
 import kotlin.reflect.typeOf
 
@@ -75,6 +84,50 @@ class ParserTests {
         )
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `convert to date and time`() {
+        val daysToStandardMillis = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000L
+        val longCol = columnOf(1L, 60L, 3600L).times(1000L).plus(daysToStandardMillis * 366)
+        val datetimeCol = longCol.convertToLocalDateTime(TimeZone.UTC)
+
+        datetimeCol.shouldBe(
+            columnOf(
+                java.time.LocalDateTime.of(1971, 1, 2, 0, 0, 1).toKotlinLocalDateTime(),
+                java.time.LocalDateTime.of(1971, 1, 2, 0, 1, 0).toKotlinLocalDateTime(),
+                java.time.LocalDateTime.of(1971, 1, 2, 1, 0, 0).toKotlinLocalDateTime()
+            )
+        )
+        longCol.convertToLocalDate(TimeZone.UTC).shouldBe(
+            columnOf(
+                java.time.LocalDate.of(1971, 1, 2).toKotlinLocalDate(),
+                java.time.LocalDate.of(1971, 1, 2).toKotlinLocalDate(),
+                java.time.LocalDate.of(1971, 1, 2).toKotlinLocalDate()
+            )
+        )
+        longCol.convertToLocalTime(TimeZone.UTC).shouldBe(
+            columnOf(
+                LocalTime.of(0, 0, 1),
+                LocalTime.of(0, 1, 0),
+                LocalTime.of(1, 0, 0)
+            )
+        )
+
+        datetimeCol.convertToLocalDate().shouldBe(
+            columnOf(
+                java.time.LocalDate.of(1971, 1, 2).toKotlinLocalDate(),
+                java.time.LocalDate.of(1971, 1, 2).toKotlinLocalDate(),
+                java.time.LocalDate.of(1971, 1, 2).toKotlinLocalDate()
+            )
+        )
+        datetimeCol.convertToLocalTime().shouldBe(
+            columnOf(
+                LocalTime.of(0, 0, 1),
+                LocalTime.of(0, 1, 0),
+                LocalTime.of(1, 0, 0)
+            )
+        )
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `converting String to Double in different locales`() {
         val currentLocale = Locale.getDefault()