Groningen in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.2192, 6.5667
- Population
- 244 807
- Region
- Groningen
- Country
- Netherlands, Europe
- Capital
- Amsterdam — 147 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Groningen, Netherlands
The current local time in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands — time zone Europe/Amsterdam (+2) — is shown right here.
Groningen, Netherlands
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Amsterdam
Local time in Groningen
UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Groningen.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:12 AM Solar noon 1:19 PM Sunset 6:27 PM Daylight 10 h 15 min Night 13 h 45 min Civil twilight 7:36 AM – 7:03 PM
Weather in Groningen right now
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Groningen and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 9711
- 9712
- 9713
- 9714
- 9715
- 9716
- 9717
- 9718
- 9721
- 9722
- 9723
- 9724
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
- Delfzijl 28 649
- Veendam 28 155
- Hoogezand 21 480
- Stadskanaal 20 000
- Leek 19 651
- Winschoten 18 506
Other places named Groningen
- Gröningen Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Groningen Saramacca District, Suriname
- Groningen Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Groningen Minnesota, United States
Same time zone — Europe/Amsterdam
Nearby places
- Paterswolde — 8.3 km
- Lutsborg — 8.6 km
- Harenermolen — 8.6 km
- Eelde — 9.3 km
- Peize — 9.3 km
- De Horst — 9.4 km
About the time in Groningen
Same time, different place: Paterswolde and Lutsborg near Groningen.
Groningen spans 12 postal codes.
Groningen holds to Europe/Amsterdam time, which equals UTC+2. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: Yes.
Sunrise at Groningen today happens at 8:12 AM, sunset at 6:27 PM. The two are 10 h 15 min apart.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone covers Groningen?
- Groningen is covered by the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, with an offset of +2.
- Does Groningen use summer time?
- Yes.
- What time is sunrise in Groningen?
- It is 8:12 AM.