Time in Ostend

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 21:25

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

Current local time in Ostend: · 10 Nov 2026

Ostend time zone

Time zone
CET · UTC+1standard time

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

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Belgium uses Central European Standard Time.

  • CET · UTC+1Brussels Capital, Flanders, WalloniaUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Ostend

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Ostend
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London1 h behindCompare Ostend and London
New York6 h behindCompare Ostend and New York
Los Angeles9 h behindCompare Ostend and Los Angeles
BerlinSame timeCompare Ostend and Berlin
Dubai+1 day3 h aheadCompare Ostend and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day4 h 30 min aheadCompare Ostend and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day7 h aheadCompare Ostend and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day8 h aheadCompare Ostend and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day10 h aheadCompare Ostend and Sydney
CopenhagenSame timeCompare Ostend and Copenhagen

Sun in Ostend today

Daylight
07:569h 11m17:07

9h 11m today - 7h 25m less than the longest day and 1h 18m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Ostend

City facts
Country
Belgium
Region
Flanders
Population
69,011
Dialing code
Currency
EUR · Euro
Coordinates
51.2155°, 2.9270°

Public holidays in Belgium

Holidays

  1. Armistice Day

    Wednesday · in 1 days

    National

  2. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 45 days

    Nationallong weekend

  3. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 52 days

    Nationallong weekend

  4. Easter Monday

    Monday · in 139 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Labour Day

    Saturday · in 172 days

    National

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

Common questions

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

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