Time Zone Information
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Current Time
18:41:17
Friday, October 30, 2026 local time in Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The Netherlands uses the Europe/Amsterdam 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 Rotterdam.
Time Zone
| City | Rotterdam |
|---|---|
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Time Zone (IANA) | Europe/Amsterdam |
| UTC Offset | UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | 51.9225000, 4.4791700 |
| Population | 868,135 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed Rotterdam 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/Amsterdam
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 741,636 |
| The Hague | The Netherlands | 474,292 |
| Utrecht | The Netherlands | 376,435 |
| Groningen | The Netherlands | 244,807 |
| Eindhoven | The Netherlands | 235,691 |
| Tilburg | The Netherlands | 221,947 |
| Breda | The Netherlands | 184,126 |
| Nijmegen | The Netherlands | 177,359 |
| Almere Stad | The Netherlands | 176,432 |
| Haarlem | The Netherlands | 162,543 |