Bolsward in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.0656, 5.5318
- Population
- 9 160
- Region
- Friesland
- Country
- Netherlands, Europe
- Capital
- Amsterdam — 88 km away
What time is it in Bolsward, Friesland, Netherlands
This page answers what time it is in Bolsward, Friesland, Netherlands right now, in the Europe/Amsterdam zone (+2).
Bolsward, Netherlands
Monday, 7 September 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Amsterdam
Local time in Bolsward
UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Bolsward, Friesland.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:59 AM Solar noon 1:37 PM Sunset 8:16 PM Daylight 13 h 17 min Night 10 h 43 min Civil twilight 6:23 AM – 8:51 PM
Weather in Bolsward right now
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Bolsward and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 8701
- 8702
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 Friesland
- Leeuwarden 124 481
- Drachten 45 186
- Heerenveen 43 094
- Sneek 32 811
- Harlingen 16 119
- Joure 13 090
Same time zone — Europe/Amsterdam
Nearby places
- Jouswerd — 3.9 km
- Arkum — 4.5 km
- Jousterp — 4.9 km
- Blauwhuis — 4.9 km
- Abbegaasterketting — 5.1 km
- Feytebuorren — 5.4 km
Bolsward: clock, sun and surroundings
Today's times for Bolsward: the sun is up at 6:59 AM and down at 8:16 PM. That means 13 h 17 min of daylight.
Neighbouring Nijland and Blauwhuis keep the same hours as Bolsward.
Bolsward is covered by 2 postal codes.
Bolsward sets its clocks by Europe/Amsterdam, which runs UTC+2. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Bolsward?
- The time zone name used for Bolsward is Europe/Amsterdam, with an offset of +2.
- Does Bolsward switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Bolsward: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Bolsward?
- Today the sun rises at 6:59 AM.