Current time in Rotterdam, 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
- South Holland, Netherlands · 51.92° N, 4.48° E
- Population
- 868,135
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Rotterdam at about 12:42 standard time: the clock runs about 42 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:26 and 13:49 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:44 | 18:55 | 12h 10m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:22 | 22:05 | 16h 43m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:29 | 19:38 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:47 | 16:32 | 7h 45m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:39–19:24 (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.