Current time in Rotterdam, Netherlands, time zones and time difference

Current time in Rotterdam

14:47:44
DST

Samstag

15.08.2026

Time zones in Rotterdam

Standard time: Central European Time CET
Daylight saving time: Central European Summer Time CEST
Universal Time Code: UTC+01:00
Time zone in PHP (IANA time zone identifier / TZ ID): Europe/Amsterdam

Time difference between Rotterdam and Germany

+/-0 Stunden

The current time difference between Rotterdam and Germany is +/-0 Stunden.

Time difference between Rotterdam and other places worldwide:

Daylight Saving Time in Rotterdam

In Rotterdam, clocks are set to daylight saving time during the summer months. The time zone then in effect is Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00).

Standard time: Central European Time CET (UTC+01:00)
Daylight saving time: Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00)

Next change to standard time: Sunday, 25.10.2026
The clocks move back by 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00.
Next change to daylight saving time: Sunday, 28.03.2027
The clocks move forward by 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.

Information about Rotterdam

In 2021, Rotterdam hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was actually supposed to take place in Rotterdam in 2020—but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rotterdam was the European Capital of Culture in 2001, along with Porto.