Time in Belgium now
1:05PMCET
CETUTC+1+6 h vs New York (you)Europe/Brussels
- Next clock change: Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (CEST, UTC+2)
- Next clock change: Sunday, October 31, 2027: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM (CET, UTC+1)
Time zone in Belgium
Belgium uses a single time zone: Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer. Every clock in the country shows the same time.
Brussels lies at 4.3° east, where mean solar time is UTC+0:17 (four minutes per degree of longitude). Standard time runs 43 min ahead of the sun, so on average the sun is highest at about 12:43 PM in winter and an hour later in summer.
Daylight saving time in Belgium
Yes. Belgium moves its clocks forward one hour on the last Sunday of March at 2:00 AM and back on the last Sunday of October at 3:00 AM (local time).
The dates come from EU Directive 2000/84/EC, which makes every member state change at the same instant, 1:00 a.m. GMT. The plan to end the changes has been stalled in the Council since 2019; the daylight saving time page explains it.
All coming change dates are on the Europe/Brussels page.
Clock history of Belgium
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC+0:18 in Brussels), which ended on January 1, 1880, when BMT (UTC+0:18) replaced it. Between 1970 and 2024, a daylight saving period began in 48 of the 55 years. The first summer time in the record dates from 1916. The table summarises the clocks of Belgium year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Europe/Brussels.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1976 | UTC+1 all year | CET |
| 1977 onward | UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer | CET, CEST |
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
Convert Belgium time
Time difference between Belgium and major cities
| City | Local time now | Belgium vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:05 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +6 h | +6 h | +6 h | 2 h / 2 h |
| Los Angeles | 4:05 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +9 h | +9 h | +9 h | none / none |
| London | 12:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +1 h | +1 h | +1 h | 7 h / 7 h |
| Dubai | 4:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −3 h | −3 h | −2 h | 5 h / 6 h |
| New Delhi | 5:35 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −4 h 30 min | −4 h 30 min | −3 h 30 min | 3 h 30 min / 4 h 30 min |
| Singapore | 8:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −7 h | −7 h | −6 h | 1 h / 2 h |
| Beijing | 8:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −7 h | −7 h | −6 h | 1 h / 2 h |
| Tokyo | 9:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −8 h | −8 h | −7 h | none / 1 h |
| Sydney | 11:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −10 h | −10 h | −8 h | none / none |
- In 2027, Belgium is 5 h ahead of New York from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 6 h ahead of New York as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
- In 2027, Belgium is 8 h ahead of Los Angeles from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 9 h ahead of Los Angeles as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
- In 2027, Belgium is 9 h behind Sydney from March 28 to April 3 and from October 3 to October 30: the weeks between the two seasons, when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet.
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Belgium’s office hours overlap yours today.
A 9-to-5 day in Belgium overlaps New York’s for 2 h in January (3:00 PM–5:00 PM Belgium time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Belgium it is 3:00 AM in New York.
A 9-to-5 day in Belgium overlaps London’s for 7 h in January (10:00 AM–5:00 PM Belgium time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Belgium it is 8:00 AM in London.
A 9-to-5 day in Belgium overlaps New Delhi’s for 3 h 30 min in January (9:00 AM–12:30 PM Belgium time), 4 h 30 min in July. At 9:00 AM in Belgium it is 1:30 PM in New Delhi.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Brussels and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 320 km | 12:05 PM GMT | −1 h |
| Mariehamn Aland Islands | 1,420 km | 2:05 PM EET | +1 h |
| Algiers Algeria | 1,570 km | 1:05 PM CET | +0 h |
| Minsk Belarus | 1,600 km | 3:05 PM UTC+3 | +2 h |
| Tangier Morocco | 1,860 km | 12:05 PM UTC+0 | −1 h |
| Tripoli Libya | 2,120 km | 2:05 PM EET | +1 h |
Same clock as Belgium
These places keep exactly the same time as Belgium all year under the current rules (zones Africa/Ceuta, Europe/Andorra, Europe/Belgrade, Europe/Berlin, Europe/Budapest and 10 more).
Cities in Belgium
Belgium at a glance
- CapitalBrussels
- Population11,941,781
- Time zone IDEurope/Brussels
- Standard timeCET (UTC+1)
- Daylight saving timeCEST (UTC+2)
- Calling code+32