Franeker in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.1855, 5.5412
- Population
- 12 996
- Region
- Friesland
- Country
- Netherlands, Europe
- Capital
- Amsterdam — 100 km away
What time is it in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands
The current local time in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands — time zone Europe/Amsterdam (+1) — is shown right here.
Franeker, Netherlands
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/Amsterdam
Local time in Franeker
UTC+1 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Franeker, Friesland.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 12:23 PM Sunset 5:03 PM Daylight 9 h 21 min Night 14 h 39 min Civil twilight 7:05 AM – 5:40 PM
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Franeker and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 8801
- 8802
- 8805
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
- Hichtum — 11.6 km
- Bittens — 12.0 km
- Hidaard — 12.5 km
- Schraard — 13.1 km
- Hartwerd — 13.2 km
- Bolsward — 13.3 km
Franeker: clock, sun and surroundings
In Franeker, first light arrives at 7:42 AM and the sun goes down at 5:03 PM. The day holds 9 h 21 min of light.
Hichtum and Bittens are neighbours of Franeker on the same clock.
3 postal codes correspond to Franeker.
For Franeker the applicable zone is Europe/Amsterdam, running UTC+1. Daylight saving time: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Franeker?
- The time zone that includes Franeker is Europe/Amsterdam, with an offset of +1.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Franeker?
- No.
- When does light leave Franeker?
- Light leaves at 5:03 PM.