The Netherlands sets its clocks one hour ahead of UTC in winter, so Amsterdam is on CET until late March and then on CEST, two hours ahead of UTC, until late October.
Time zone facts
- IANA time zone: Europe/Amsterdam
- Country: Netherlands (NL)
- Coordinates: 52.3676°, 4.9041°
Amsterdam’s own time
Until 1940 the Netherlands kept ‘Amsterdam Time’, based on the city’s own longitude and about 20 minutes ahead of Greenwich. It was replaced by Central European Time during the Second World War.
Business hours
Dutch offices typically work 9:00 to 17:00 or 17:30, and many people leave on time. Euronext Amsterdam, the world’s oldest stock exchange, keeps a 9:00–17:30 session. For most of the year London is an hour behind and New York six hours behind.