Alkmaar in numbers
- Coordinates
- 52.6317, 4.7486
- Population
- 94 853
- Region
- North Holland
- Country
- Netherlands, Europe
- Capital
- Amsterdam — 30 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands
Local time right now in Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands appears above, in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone (+1).
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/Amsterdam
Local time in Alkmaar
UTC+1 · no daylight saving time
Alkmaar keeps Europe/Amsterdam clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:31 AM Solar noon 12:26 PM Sunset 5:21 PM Daylight 9 h 50 min Night 14 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 5:57 PM
Weather in Alkmaar right now
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Alkmaar and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 1811
- 1812
- 1813
- 1814
- 1815
- 1816
- 1817
- 1821
- 1822
- 1823
- 1824
- 1825
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 Holland
- Amsterdam 741 636
- Haarlem 162 543
- Amsterdam Nieuw-West 151 677
- Amsterdam-Zuid 144 432
- Amsterdam-West 143 842
- Zaanstad 140 085
Other places named Alkmaar
Same time zone — Europe/Amsterdam
Nearby places
- De Woude — 9.6 km
- Starnmeer — 9.7 km
- Limmerkoog — 10.2 km
- Groot Dorregeest — 10.4 km
- Oost-Graftdijk — 10.6 km
- Castricum — 10.7 km
About the time in Alkmaar
The clock in nearby De Woude and Starnmeer follows Alkmaar.
12 distinct postal codes apply to Alkmaar.
The local zone in Alkmaar is Europe/Amsterdam, standing at UTC+1. Whether daylight saving applies: No.
The sun rises here at 7:31 AM and sets at 5:21 PM in Alkmaar today. Daylight adds up to 9 h 50 min.
Questions and answers
- Is Alkmaar in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Alkmaar is in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, with an offset of +1.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Alkmaar?
- Daylight saving time in Alkmaar: No.
- Which time marks sunrise in Alkmaar?
- 7:31 AM marks sunrise.