Belgium · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Antwerp, Belgium runs on UTC+2. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. There is a 6-hour difference between Antwerp and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Antwerp lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Antwerp and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Antwerp lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Antwerp and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Antwerp lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Antwerp.
Practical Info
Antwerp (Belgium) is home to roughly 530K people. Today brings about 16.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 22:00. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 51° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Belgium
Capital
Brussels
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
51.22°N, 4.40°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+32
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Dutch, French, German
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Antwerp's diamond district covers barely a square kilometre yet has long handled a large share of the world's rough diamond trade — historically around 80% of rough stones passed through it at some point.
The clock: Antwerp keeps UTC+1. The trade runs on trust and handshake contracts within a few streets, which is why a global business never needed to worry about time zones at all.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap