§ 01NL · Europe
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Amsterdam uses Central European Time. The Euronext Amsterdam opens at 09:00 CET. Dutch business culture values direct communication and tight scheduling — meetings start on time and end on time. Lunch is short, often desk-bound; afternoon coffee is a real social signal.
Amsterdam · 1 Hz pulse
§ 02Day & business hours
Solar arc · UTC10h 52m of light
Sunrise
06:00 UTC
Solar noon
11:26 UTC
Sunset
16:52 UTC
Computed via NOAA solar equations for today's date. Local clock times shown below convert the UTC arc into Europe/Amsterdam.
Local solar times
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Solar noon
- 13:26
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Day length
- 10h 52m
Conventional business hours
09:00—17:00
Approximate local convention; individual organisations vary significantly.
§ 03Conditions · live
Current
weather.
Live reading from Apple Weather, cached one hour at the edge. Temperature in °C, wind in km/h.
Conditions · liveDaylight
+14°C
Cloudy
Feels like
11°
Wind
16 km/h S
Humidity
90%
Pressure
1,017 mb
UV index · 0Visibility · 13 km
Weather · Apple Weather§ 04Time zone & daylight saving
The facts, computed.
Read live from the IANA time-zone database — never hand-typed, so it can't go stale.
- Time zone
- Central European Summer Time (GMT+2)
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- IANA identifier
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Daylight saving (2026)
- Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around March 29 and back around October 25.
§ 05Time difference from major cities
London+1 h
New York+6 h
Tokyo−7 h
Dubai−2 h
Singapore−6 h
Sydney−9 h
Hours are Amsterdam's current offset relative to each city, daylight saving included.
§ 06Frequently asked
- What time zone is Amsterdam in?
- Amsterdam is in the Central European Summer Time zone (GMT+2), currently UTC+02:00.
- Does Amsterdam observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around March 29 and back around October 25.
- What is Amsterdam's UTC offset right now?
- Amsterdam is currently UTC+02:00 (GMT+2).
- What is the time difference between Amsterdam and London?
- Amsterdam is 1 hour ahead of London right now.
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