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Groningen

UTC+2

Netherlands · CEST

Summer
02:44:05Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:06↓ 22:0624:00
Sunrise
05:06
Sunset
22:06
Daylight
17.0hrs
Population
235K
Season
Summer
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

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

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?

A City Where Most Journeys Are by Bike

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

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Working Hours

8h overlap
GroningenUTC+2
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824