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Current time in Netherlands
A single time zone at UTC+02:00. Currently observing daylight saving time.
Friday, June 5, 2026
About Netherlands's time
A single time zone.
The Netherlands observes a single time zone, Europe/Amsterdam, switching between UTC+01:00 in winter and UTC+02:00 during daylight saving time.
Next clock change
2026 Sunday · clocks fall back
Clocks fall back by one hour · in 5 months.
Daylight saving schedule
Major cities
Cities of Netherlands.
Territories & dependencies
The Republic, around the world.
History
How Netherlands keeps time.
The Netherlands adopted Amsterdam Time on May 1, 1909, based on the longitude of Amsterdam (UTC+01:08), before standardizing to Central European Time (UTC+01:00) on July 1, 1940, under German occupation—a change that was never reversed. Daylight saving time was introduced in 1916, intermittently observed during World Wars, and standardized EU-wide harmonization took effect in 1996.
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Things about Netherlands's time.
The Netherlands has one European territory with single zone (Europe/Amsterdam), Curaçao (UTC−04:00), Aruba (UTC−04:00), Sint Maarten (UTC−04:00), Caribbean Netherlands (UTC−04:00), but the Netherlands also shares the Caribbean timezone with several neighboring islands and territories, such as Saint Martin, Anguilla, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Netherlands's time zone, daylight saving rules, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time zone of the Netherlands?
- The Netherlands operates under a single time zone for the European mainland, Europe/Amsterdam (UTC+01:00 standard / UTC+02:00 DST).
- Do the Dutch Caribbean territories follow the same time zone?
- No, Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, and the Caribbean Netherlands use Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
- Does the Netherlands observe daylight saving time?
- Yes, like most EU member states, the Netherlands springs forward by one hour in late March and falls back in late October.
- Why is Dutch time set to Central European Time instead of GMT/UTC±0?
- This dates back to a 1940 adjustment during WWII, when the Netherlands adopted CET instead of GMT, and the change was kept permanently.
- Is there ever an overlap in time zones between the Dutch Caribbean and mainland Netherlands?
- No, because the Caribbean islands use Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00), which is always 5–6 hours behind mainland Netherlands depending on daylight saving.
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