Time in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, the standard time is Central European Time (UTC+01:00). Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST).[1]
| Time in the Netherlands | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central European Time |
| Initials | CET |
| UTC offset | UTC+01:00 |
| Time notation | 24-hour clock |
| Daylight saving time | |
| Name | Central European Summer Time |
| Initials | CEST |
| UTC offset | UTC+02:00 |
| Start | Last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) |
| End | Last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST) |
| tz database | |
| Europe/Amsterdam | |
History
UTC+00:20 was used in the Netherlands from 1 May 1909 to 16 May 1940, where it was known as Amsterdam Time or Dutch Time.
When Germany occupied the Netherlands in World War II, Berlin Time was adopted, and this has been retained ever since.
Date and notation
IANA time zone database
In the IANA time zone database, the Netherlands is given Europe/Amsterdam.[2]
References
- Time in the Netherlands. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Europe (2020 edition) at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
External links
- Albertus Antonie Nijland, "Time in Holland", The Observatory, 32 (1909), 301.
- Wettelijke tijdregeling in Nederland (in Dutch)
- Dutch Time Act
- Time zone and DST in the Netherlands
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