Current Time in Netherlands
The European Netherlands uses one time zone; with the Caribbean Netherlands, the country uses two.
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 the Netherlands
It's 6:46 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in the Netherlands on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
The Netherlands observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
The European Netherlands uses one time zone, Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer); the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) uses UTC−4 all year, so the country uses two time zones in all.
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- IANA: Europe/Amsterdam
- 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
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
The Hague
Utrecht
How the Netherlands 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-NL locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about the Netherlands
- Until 1937 Dutch legal time was Amsterdam mean time, GMT+0:19:32.13; it became GMT+0:20 in July 1937 and German time in May 1940. Source: mm.icann.org
- The Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba) use Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4) with no daylight saving, five or six hours behind Amsterdam. Source: IANA tz database
Upcoming public holidays in the Netherlands
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas DayEerste KerstdagFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayTweede KerstdagSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayNieuwjaarsdagFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Good FridayGoede VrijdagFri, 26 March 2027 · in 141 days
- Easter SundayEerste PaasdagSun, 28 March 2027 · in 143 days
Time difference from the Netherlands
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in the Netherlands time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 5:46 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 12:46 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 9:46 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 9:46 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 1:46 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 2:46 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 4:46 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 2:46 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
The Netherlands at a glance
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Population
- 18,100,436
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
Questions about time in the Netherlands
- What time is it in the Netherlands right now?
- When this page was generated it was 6:46 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in the Netherlands.
- How many time zones does the Netherlands have?
- Two. The European Netherlands uses Central European Time: UTC+1, and UTC+2 (CEST) in summer. The Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) uses Atlantic Standard Time, UTC−4, all year. Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, separate countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, also use UTC−4. The IANA time zone database files the Caribbean islands under their own codes, so the clocks on this page are for the European Netherlands.
- Does the Netherlands observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. The Netherlands 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 the Netherlands?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Day on Fri, 25 December 2026.