Essel in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.6222, 7.2530
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- Germany, Europe
- Capital
- Berlin — 432 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Essel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the Europe/Berlin zone (+2).
Essel, Germany
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Berlin
Local time in Essel
UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Essel.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:08 AM Solar noon 1:17 PM Sunset 6:25 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 7:33 AM – 7:00 PM
Weather in Essel right now
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Essel and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 29690
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia
Other places named Essel
Same time zone — Europe/Berlin
- Berlin Germany
- Hamburg Germany
- Munich Germany
- Koeln Germany
- Frankfurt Am Main Germany
- Duesseldorf Germany
Nearby places
- Rapen — 3.6 km
- Meckinghoven — 4.5 km
- Redde — 6.0 km
- Sinsen — 6.7 km
- Scherlebeck — 7.3 km
- Lenkerbeck — 7.9 km
Local time details for Essel
Sunlight reaches Essel at 8:08 AM and fades after 6:25 PM today. The span is 10 h 18 min.
The same local time applies in Essel, Rapen and Meckinghoven.
Mail delivery in Essel relies on 1 postal code.
The zone covering Essel is called Europe/Berlin and stands at UTC+2. Seasonal clock changes apply: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Essel?
- The time zone designation for Essel is Europe/Berlin, with an offset of +2.
- Does Essel have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Essel: Yes.
- What time does the day end in Essel?
- The sun sets at 6:25 PM.