What time zone is Heerlen in?

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

Does Heerlen use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Heerlen and UTC?

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

Time in Heerlen

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 21:15

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

Current local time in Heerlen: 21:15 · 10 Nov 2026

Heerlen 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 Heerlen

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Heerlen
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	20:15	1 h behind	Compare Heerlen and London
New York	15:15	6 h behind	Compare Heerlen and New York
Los Angeles	12:15	9 h behind	Compare Heerlen and Los Angeles
Berlin	21:15	Same time	Compare Heerlen and Berlin
Dubai	00:15+1 day	3 h ahead	Compare Heerlen and Dubai
New Delhi	01:45+1 day	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Heerlen and New Delhi
Singapore	04:15+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Heerlen and Singapore
Tokyo	05:15+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Heerlen and Tokyo
Sydney	07:15+1 day	10 h ahead	Compare Heerlen and Sydney
Copenhagen	21:15	Same time	Compare Heerlen and Copenhagen

Sun in Heerlen today

Daylight

9h 13m today - 7h 19m less than the longest day and 1h 17m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Heerlen

City facts

Country: The Netherlands
Region: Limburg
Population: 93,084
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 50.8837°, 5.9815°

Public holidays in Limburg

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

Airports near Heerlen

Airports

LGG
Liège Airport
47 km south-west
Same local time
DUS
Düsseldorf Airport
71 km north-east
Same local time
EIN
Eindhoven Airport
76 km north-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

Maastricht21 km · Same time
Stolberg21 km · Same time
Eschweiler22 km · Same time
Verviers34 km · Same time
Genk35 km · Same time
Düren37 km · Same time
Liège40 km · Same time
Hasselt45 km · Same time
London431 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Birmingham571 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Heerlen

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Easter Sunday

Easter Monday

Liège Airport

Düsseldorf Airport

Eindhoven Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now