Current time in Amsterdam

Netherlands · UTC+1/UTC+2

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Europe/Amsterdam

UTC offset

UTC+1/UTC+2

Daylight Saving

Yes — observed

Time zone ID

Europe/Amsterdam

Business hours

9:00 AM – 5:30 PM CET (Monday–Friday)

About Amsterdam's time zone

Amsterdam follows Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. The Netherlands shares its time zone with 18 other European countries — the largest time zone bloc in Europe. Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is one of Europe's busiest hubs, and its central time zone position makes it a natural connection point for flights between North America and Asia.

Best time to call Amsterdam

Calling from	Recommended window
New York	9:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET (3:00 PM–midnight CET)
London	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM GMT
Dubai	12:00 PM – 9:00 PM GST
Singapore	4:00 PM – 1:00 AM SGT

Did you know? The Netherlands was one of the last countries in Western Europe to adopt a standardized time zone. Before 1909, Amsterdam used 'Amsterdam Mean Time' (UTC+0:19:32), which was 19 minutes and 32 seconds ahead of Greenwich — a very precise local solar time that made international scheduling nearly impossible.

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