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Time in Rotterdam, Netherlands now

15:21:17

Sunday, 17 May, 2026, week 20

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 05:45 ↓ 21:32 (15h 47m) - More info - Make Rotterdam time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Rotterdam

UTC +2

Central European Summer Time (CEST)
now 6 hours ahead of New York

From 25 October 2026: UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET)
The time in Rotterdam is normally 6 hours ahead of the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Rotterdam can for a short while be 5 hours ahead of the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Rotterdam is Europe/Amsterdam.

Sunday March 29 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC +2 / Central European Summer Time (CEST).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Sunday October 25 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET).
The time will be set back one hour from 03:00 to 02:00 local time.

Time difference
from Rotterdam

Los Angeles	−9 hours	−9 hours
Chicago	−7 hours	−7 hours
New York	−6 hours	−6 hours
Toronto	−6 hours	−6 hours
São Paulo	−5 hours	−5 hours
UTC	−2 hours	−2 hours
Lagos	−1 hours	−1 hours
London	−1 hours	−1 hours
Johannesburg	0
Paris	0
Zurich	0
Cairo	+1 hours
Istanbul	+1 hours
Moscow	+1 hours
Dubai	+2 hours
Mumbai	+3.5 hours
Hong Kong	+6 hours
Shanghai	+6 hours
Singapore	+6 hours
Tokyo	+7 hours
Sydney	+8 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Rotterdam

Sunrise: 05:45
Sunset: 21:32
Day length: 15h 47m
Solar noon: 13:38
The current local time in Rotterdam is 98 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Rotterdam on the map

Location: Netherlands
Latitude: 51.92. Longitude: 4.48
Population: 868,000

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