Time Zone Information
Gent, Belgium
Current Time
21:25:22
Friday, October 30, 2026 local time in Gent
Gent, Belgium uses the Europe/Brussels time zone, currently UTC+1.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in Gent.
Time Zone
| City | Gent |
|---|---|
| Country | Belgium |
| Time Zone (IANA) | Europe/Brussels |
| UTC Offset | UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | 51.0500000, 3.7166700 |
| Population | 265,086 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed Gent observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.
Related Cities in Europe/Brussels
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Brussels | Belgium | 1,019,022 |
| Antwerp | Belgium | 529,247 |
| Charleroi | Belgium | 200,132 |
| Liège | Belgium | 195,278 |
| Anderlecht | Belgium | 160,553 |
| Schaerbeek | Belgium | 132,761 |
| Brugge | Belgium | 118,509 |
| Namur | Belgium | 110,939 |
| Leuven | Belgium | 101,032 |
| Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | Belgium | 97,037 |