Amsterdam

Netherlands • Central European Time

Time Zone

Amsterdam uses Central European Time (CET / CEST), currently running at UTC+1 (winter) / UTC+2 (summer). Clocks advance to Central European Summer Time (CEST) in late March and return to CET in late October, on the same schedule as most of continental Europe.

Business & Commerce

Amsterdam operates on Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) from late March through late October — aligned precisely with Paris, Berlin, Rome, and most other continental European capitals under the EU's coordinated DST schedule. Amsterdam is home to Euronext Amsterdam, one of the oldest continuously operating stock exchanges in the world (founded 1602) and now part of the pan-European Euronext network. Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is one of Europe's busiest international hubs, and the city is a major European logistics and technology node. At CET, Amsterdam is one hour ahead of London and typically five to six hours ahead of New York, placing it firmly within the European trading window. The city's role as a distribution and data center hub for Northern Europe makes CET scheduling highly relevant to e-commerce and cloud infrastructure operations.