Time in Belgium
Belgium keeps one time: Central European Time, UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July. Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 3:00 AM on the last Sunday in October. Belgium borders Germany, France, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Its capital is Brussels.
- Population
- 11,422,068 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 11,780 sq mi (30,510 km²)
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Languages
- Flemish, French (Belgium), German (Belgium)
- Calling code
- +32
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- BE
- Coordinates (central point)
- 50.498210, 4.842478
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Brussels, Antwerp, Gent, Charleroi, Liège, Brugge, Namur, and Leuven all keep Central European Time, like the rest of Belgium.
Daylight saving time in Belgium
- Central European Time: Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 3:00 AM on the last Sunday in October.
The clock above shows its next change. Governments can change these rules; the clocks follow the IANA time-zone database.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
| The Netherlands | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
| Luxembourg | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
| France | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.