What time zone is Erkelenz in?

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

Does Erkelenz use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Erkelenz and UTC?

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

Time in Erkelenz

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 00:45

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

Current local time in Erkelenz: 00:45 · 11 Nov 2026

Erkelenz 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 Germany uses Central European Standard Time.

CET · UTC+1State of Berlin, Hamburg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and moreUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Erkelenz

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Erkelenz
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	23:45-1 day	1 h behind	Compare Erkelenz and London
New York	18:45-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Erkelenz and New York
Los Angeles	15:45-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Erkelenz and Los Angeles
Berlin	00:45	Same time	Compare Erkelenz and Berlin
Dubai	03:45	3 h ahead	Compare Erkelenz and Dubai
New Delhi	05:15	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Erkelenz and New Delhi
Singapore	07:45	7 h ahead	Compare Erkelenz and Singapore
Tokyo	08:45	8 h ahead	Compare Erkelenz and Tokyo
Sydney	10:45	10 h ahead	Compare Erkelenz and Sydney
Copenhagen	00:45	Same time	Compare Erkelenz and Copenhagen

Sun in Erkelenz today

Daylight

9h 8m today - 7h 25m less than the longest day and 1h 14m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Erkelenz

City facts

Country: Germany
Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
Population: 44,650
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 51.0795°, 6.3153°

Public holidays in Germany

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 45 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 135 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar292027
Easter Monday
Monday · in 138 days
Nationallong weekend

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

Airports near Erkelenz

Airports

DUS
Düsseldorf Airport
39 km north-east
Same local time
NRN
Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport
59 km north
Same local time
CGN
Cologne Bonn Airport
63 km east
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

Grevenbroich19 km · Same time
Viersen20 km · Same time
Neubrück23 km · Same time
Willich26 km · Same time
Bergheim27 km · Same time
Neuss29 km · Same time
Eschweiler29 km · Same time
Heerlen32 km · Same time
London450 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Birmingham586 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Erkelenz in?: Erkelenz uses Europe/Berlin: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Erkelenz 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 Erkelenz and London?: Erkelenz is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Erkelenz from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Erkelenz.

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

Time in Erkelenz

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Easter Monday

Düsseldorf Airport

Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport

Cologne Bonn Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now