Time in Rotterdam
Rotterdam: Central European Time (CEST, UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer). Daylight saving applies.
Civil time in Rotterdam is Central European Time (CEST, UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer). In mid-January the sun is up around 8:44 a.m. and down around 4:59 p.m.
Rotterdam uses the EU changeover: last Sunday in March and last Sunday in October.
When it is noon in Rotterdam it is 6 a.m. in New York all year. When it is noon in Rotterdam it is 11 a.m. in London all year.
Rotterdam is about 42 minutes of solar time west of the Central European Time meridian. Winter sunrises run later than in towns farther east that share the same offset.
Sunrise and sunset in Rotterdam
A typical mid-January day in Rotterdam has sunrise around 8:44 a.m. and sunset around 4:59 p.m. (8 h 15 m of daylight). Mid-June stretches to about 5:23 a.m.–10:03 p.m. (16 h 41 m).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:44 a.m. | 4:59 p.m. | 8 h 15 m |
| February | 7:59 a.m. | 5:55 p.m. | 9 h 56 m |
| March | 6:59 a.m. | 6:45 p.m. | 11 h 46 m |
| April | 6:48 a.m. | 8:38 p.m. | 13 h 50 m |
| May | 5:50 a.m. | 9:28 p.m. | 15 h 38 m |
| June | 5:23 a.m. | 10:03 p.m. | 16 h 41 m |
| July | 5:40 a.m. | 9:57 p.m. | 16 h 17 m |
| August | 6:26 a.m. | 9:09 p.m. | 14 h 43 m |
| September | 7:16 a.m. | 8:01 p.m. | 12 h 44 m |
| October | 8:06 a.m. | 6:51 p.m. | 10 h 46 m |
| November | 8:01 a.m. | 4:54 p.m. | 8 h 53 m |
| December | 8:44 a.m. | 4:32 p.m. | 7 h 48 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
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