Netherlands · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
The Hague, 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 The Hague 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 The Hague lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between The Hague 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 The Hague lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between The Hague 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 The Hague 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 The Hague.
Practical Info
The Hague (Netherlands) is home to roughly 550K people. Today brings about 16.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, 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 52° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Netherlands
Capital
Amsterdam
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
52.08°N, 4.31°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+31
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Dutch
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Hague hosts the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court and around 200 other international organisations — more than any city except New York and Geneva. It is the seat of government without being the capital, a Dutch arrangement that has held since 1584.
The clock: the ICJ works on UTC+1 but schedules around the availability of delegations spread across every time zone, which is why its hearings start unusually early in the morning.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap