Essen in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.1917, 6.6042
- Population
- 90
- Region
- Groningen
- Country
- Netherlands, Europe
- Capital
- Amsterdam — 147 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essen, Groningen, Netherlands
This page reports the local time in Essen, Groningen, Netherlands, set by the Europe/Amsterdam time zone (+1).
Essen, Netherlands
Friday, 13 November 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/Amsterdam
Local time in Essen
UTC+1 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Essen.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:55 AM Solar noon 12:19 PM Sunset 4:43 PM Daylight 8 h 48 min Night 15 h 12 min Civil twilight 7:17 AM – 5:22 PM
Weather in Essen right now
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Essen and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 9722 Groningen — 1.4 km away
- 9751 Haren Gn — 2.0 km away
- 9723 Groningen — 2.1 km away
- 9721 Groningen — 2.1 km away
- 9752 Haren Gn — 2.5 km away
- 9753 Haren Gn — 2.6 km away
- 9724 Groningen — 2.8 km away
- 9725 Groningen — 2.9 km away
- 9609 Waterhuizen — 3.1 km away
- 9728 Groningen — 3.3 km away
- 9711 Groningen — 3.6 km away
- 9727 Groningen — 3.8 km away
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 Groningen
Other places named Essen
- Essen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Essen Flanders, Belgium
- Essen Lower Saxony, Germany
- Essen Gelderland, Netherlands
- Essen Louisiana, United States
Same time zone — Europe/Amsterdam
Nearby places
- Oosterbroek — 6.9 km
- De Punt — 8.3 km
- Luchtenburg — 8.4 km
- Yde — 8.5 km
- Winde — 8.8 km
- Noordlaren — 8.9 km
Essen: clock, sun and surroundings
The number of postal codes covering Essen is 12.
Local timekeeping in Essen uses Europe/Amsterdam, equal to UTC+1. Summer clock change: No.
Essen greets the sun at 7:55 AM and loses it at 4:43 PM today. Daylight runs to 8 h 48 min.
No adjustment is needed moving between Essen, Oosterbroek and De Punt.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Essen?
- The time zone covering Essen is Europe/Amsterdam, with an offset of +1.
- Does Essen change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Essen: No.
- What time is last light in Essen?
- The sun sets at 4:43 PM.