Current time in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 CEST
- Abbreviation
- CET / CEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 02:00, back the last Sunday in October at 03:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 (CEST → CET).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- North Holland, Netherlands (capital) · 52.37° N, 4.89° E
- Population
- 741,636
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Amsterdam at about 12:40 standard time: the clock runs about 40 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:24 and 13:47 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:43 | 18:53 | 12h 10m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:18 | 22:06 | 16h 48m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:27 | 19:36 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:48 | 16:28 | 7h 41m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:37–19:22 (11 h 45 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.