Current Time in Belgium
Belgium uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Belgium
It's 8:03 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Belgium on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Belgium observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- IANA: Europe/Brussels
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00 (CET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to CEST, UTC+2).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Brussels
Antwerpen
Gent
Charleroi
How Belgium writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 november 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the nl-BE locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Belgium
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Armistice DayWapenstilstandWed, 11 November 2026 · in 6 days
- Christmas DayKerstdagFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayBoxing DaySat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayNieuwjaarFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Good FridayGoede VrijdagFri, 26 March 2027 · in 141 days
Time difference from Belgium
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Belgium time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
Belgium at a glance
- Capital
- Brussels
- Population
- 11,825,551
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
Questions about time in Belgium
- What time is it in Belgium right now?
- When this page was generated it was 8:03 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Belgium.
- How many time zones does Belgium have?
- Belgium uses one time zone, Central European Time (IANA ID Europe/Brussels).
- Does Belgium observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Belgium observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Belgium?
- The next national public holiday is Armistice Day on Wed, 11 November 2026.