It is 02:36 on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city runs on UTC+2 (CEST), which puts it 5 hours ahead of Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Amsterdam
Amsterdam follows the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, abbreviated CEST. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC+2.
Daylight saving time is in effect at the moment, which means local clocks run ahead of standard time. The next change comes on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour, so at 03:00 the clock goes back to 02:00 and the offset becomes UTC+1. From that day the difference from Brasília is 4 hours ahead. The change after that is on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 02:00.
Time difference between Brasília and Amsterdam
To convert, take Brasília time and add 5 hours; when the sum passes midnight, the date in Amsterdam is already the next day. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Amsterdam is 07:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 19:00 (previous day) in Brasília. Because Amsterdam is ahead, its calendar date is one day later than in Brasília from 19:00 until midnight Brasília time. Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Amsterdam (UTC+2) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 11:00 |
| 09:00 | 14:00 |
| 12:00 | 17:00 |
| 15:00 | 20:00 |
| 18:00 | 23:00 |
| 21:00 | 02:00 (next day) |
Best time to call Amsterdam from Brazil
Taking a 9:00 to 18:00 working day on both sides, the shared window runs from 09:00 to 13:00 in Brasília, which is 14:00 to 18:00 in Amsterdam. That leaves 4 hours of overlap: enough for most meetings, but book early. Because Amsterdam changes its clocks, this window shifts by one hour after the next change.
For several cities at once, use the meeting planner, or convert any hour with the time zone converter.
Sunrise and sunset in Amsterdam today
Today the Sun rises in Amsterdam at 07:44 and sets at 19:13 local time, a daylight span of 11h 28min, with solar noon at 13:29. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Amsterdam?
Amsterdam is at 52.37° N, 4.90° E (country: Netherlands). The country page shows its main reference time and neighbours. Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.