Time in the Netherlands
All of the Netherlands is on Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2).
- Time zones
- 1
- Daylight saving
- Back 1 hour on Sunday 25 October 2026
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
Clocks in the Netherlands go back 1 hour on Sunday 25 October 2026 at 3:00 am, when CET (UTC+1) begins. They last went forward on Sunday 29 March 2026.
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Time in cities in the Netherlands
| Amsterdam | CEST | |
| Rotterdam | CEST | |
| The Hague | CEST | |
| Utrecht | CEST | |
| Eindhoven | CEST |
Questions
How many time zones does the Netherlands have?
The Netherlands has one time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2).
Does the Netherlands have daylight saving time?
Clocks in the Netherlands go back 1 hour on Sunday 25 October 2026 at 3:00 am, when CET (UTC+1) begins. They last went forward on Sunday 29 March 2026.
Updated Sunday 11 October 2026