Groningen, The Netherlands
Current time in The Netherlands
Time zone: CEST (UTC/GMT +02:00) — Europe/Amsterdam
| Local Clock Offset: Yesterday, -6 H |
| Time zone: (UTC/GMT +2 ) Groningen, The Netherlands |
Current Time in other Cities of The Netherlands
Groningen clocks, offsets and daylight saving
Clocks in Groningen are set to CEST, 2 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+02:00). Software that asks for a region wants Europe/Amsterdam — the IANA identifier for this zone.
Groningen observes daylight saving. The next change lands on Sunday, 25 October 2026, when 1 hour is added or removed and the abbreviation becomes CET.
With a population near 233,218, Groningen comes in 5th of the 25 The Netherlands cities we list.
Groningen compared with major world cities
Current gap between Groningen and cities people most often need to coordinate with. These figures already account for daylight saving where it applies.
| New York | UTC-04:00 | Groningen is 6 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | UTC-07:00 | Groningen is 9 hours ahead |
| London | UTC+01:00 | Groningen is 1 hour ahead |
| Paris | UTC+02:00 | same time as Groningen |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | Groningen is 2 hours behind |
| Mumbai | UTC+05:30 | Groningen is 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai | UTC+08:00 | Groningen is 6 hours behind |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | Groningen is 7 hours behind |
| Sydney | UTC+10:00 | Groningen is 8 hours behind |
| Sao Paulo | UTC-03:00 | Groningen is 5 hours ahead |
Working hours that match Groningen
Overlap of a normal working day, shown in Groningen time — outside these windows one side is off the clock.
| Paris | 09:00–17:00 in Groningen | 8 hours overlap |
| London | 10:00–17:00 in Groningen | 7 hours overlap |
| Dubai | 09:00–15:00 in Groningen | 6 hours overlap |
| Mumbai | 09:00–13:30 in Groningen | 4.5 hours overlap |
No shared working window exists with Los Angeles or Sydney, so those calls have to sit outside somebody's normal hours.
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| Singapore, Singapore |
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| Toronto, Canada |
| Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Mumbai, India |
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| Madrid, Spain |
| Rome, Italy |