Netherlands · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Groningen, Netherlands 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 Groningen 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 Groningen lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Groningen 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 Groningen lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Groningen 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 Groningen 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 Groningen.
Practical Info
Groningen (Netherlands) is home to roughly 235K people. Today brings about 17.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:06, sunset at 22:06. 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 53° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Netherlands
Capital
Amsterdam
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
53.22°N, 6.57°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+31
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Dutch
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Groningen made a traffic circulation plan in 1977 that divided the centre into four sectors cars cannot drive between. Around 60% of trips inside the city are now made by bicycle, one of the highest shares anywhere.
The clock: Groningen keeps UTC+1 and has one of the youngest average populations in the Netherlands, with roughly a quarter of residents students.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap