What time zone is Gouda in?

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

Does Gouda use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Gouda and UTC?

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

Time in Gouda

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 23:44

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

Current local time in Gouda: 23:44 · 10 Nov 2026

Gouda 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 Gouda

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Gouda
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	22:44	1 h behind	Compare Gouda and London
New York	17:44	6 h behind	Compare Gouda and New York
Los Angeles	14:44	9 h behind	Compare Gouda and Los Angeles
Berlin	23:44	Same time	Compare Gouda and Berlin
Dubai	02:44+1 day	3 h ahead	Compare Gouda and Dubai
New Delhi	04:14+1 day	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Gouda and New Delhi
Singapore	06:44+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Gouda and Singapore
Tokyo	07:44+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Gouda and Tokyo
Sydney	09:44+1 day	10 h ahead	Compare Gouda and Sydney
Copenhagen	23:44	Same time	Compare Gouda and Copenhagen

Sun in Gouda today

Daylight

9h 5m today - 7h 39m less than the longest day and 1h 21m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Gouda

City facts

Country: The Netherlands
Region: South Holland
Population: 71,952
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 52.0167°, 4.7083°

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 Gouda

Airports

RTM
Rotterdam The Hague Airport
20 km west
Same local time
AMS
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
33 km north
Same local time
EIN
Eindhoven Airport
78 km south-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

Zoetermeer15 km · Same time
Rotterdam19 km · Same time
Leiden22 km · Same time
Dordrecht23 km · Same time
Delft24 km · Same time
Schiedam24 km · Same time
Nieuwegein26 km · Same time
Vlaardingen28 km · Same time
London337 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Birmingham453 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Gouda

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Easter Sunday

Easter Monday

Rotterdam The Hague Airport

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Eindhoven Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now