What time zone is Assen in?

Assen is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Amsterdam. Standard time is UTC+1.

Does Assen use daylight saving time?

Yes. Assen changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.

What is the time difference between Assen and UTC?

Assen is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Assen

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 22:42

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Assen: 22:42 · 10 Nov 2026

Assen time zone

Time zone

CET · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 138 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of The Netherlands uses Central European Standard Time.

CET · UTC+1South Holland, North Holland, Utrecht, Groningen, North Brabant and moreUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Assen

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Assen
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	21:42	1 h behind	Compare Assen and London
New York	16:42	6 h behind	Compare Assen and New York
Los Angeles	13:42	9 h behind	Compare Assen and Los Angeles
Berlin	22:42	Same time	Compare Assen and Berlin
Dubai	01:42+1 day	3 h ahead	Compare Assen and Dubai
New Delhi	03:12+1 day	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Assen and New Delhi
Singapore	05:42+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Assen and Singapore
Tokyo	06:42+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Assen and Tokyo
Sydney	08:42+1 day	10 h ahead	Compare Assen and Sydney
Copenhagen	22:42	Same time	Compare Assen and Copenhagen

Sun in Assen today

Daylight

8h 58m today - 7h 58m less than the longest day and 1h 25m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Assen

City facts

Country: The Netherlands
Region: Drenthe
Population: 68,836
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 52.9967°, 6.5625°

Public holidays in The Netherlands

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 46 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar282027
Easter Sunday
Sunday · in 138 days
National
Mar292027
Easter Monday
Monday · in 139 days
Nationallong weekend

National holidays shown; a matching regional calendar is not available.

Airports near Assen

Airports

LWR
Leeuwarden Air Base
59 km north-west
Same local time
ENS
Twente Airport
83 km south
Same local time
LEY
Lelystad Airport
93 km south-west
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Kinshasamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lagosmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Kanomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Casablancamatches until 7 Feb 2027
Ibadanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Luandamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Abujamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Algiersmatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Groningen25 km · Same time
Emmen33 km · Same time
Hardenberg47 km · Same time
Leeuwarden55 km · Same time
Emden59 km · Same time
Zwolle62 km · Same time
Almelo71 km · Same time
Nordhorn72 km · Same time
London484 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Birmingham572 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Assen in?: Assen uses Europe/Amsterdam: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Assen have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Assen and London?: Assen is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Assen from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Assen.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Assen in?: Assen is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Amsterdam. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does Assen use daylight saving time?: Yes. Assen changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Assen and UTC?: Assen is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Assen

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Easter Sunday

Easter Monday

Leeuwarden Air Base

Twente Airport

Lelystad Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now