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Time difference between London and Amsterdam

Good time for both on a weekday: 9:00–16:00 in London = 10:00–17:00 in Amsterdam.

 

 

 

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  • Work hours
  • Awake
  • Night
  • Weekend

Tap any column to see that moment in every city.

Different hours for each city
  • 1 hourAmsterdam ahead of London
  • UTC / UTC+1London, January / July
  • UTC+1 / UTC+2Amsterdam, January / July
  • 7 hoursshared 9-to-5 time

How the gap moves through the year

The gap never changes: Amsterdam is 1 hour ahead of London on every day of the year, because both cities change their clocks on the same moments.

London moves its clocks forward one hour on the last Sunday in March at 1:00 am local time and back on the last Sunday in October at 2:00 am, switching between Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) and British Summer Time (UTC+1).

Amsterdam moves its clocks forward one hour on the last Sunday in March at 2:00 am local time and back on the last Sunday in October at 3:00 am, switching between Central European Standard Time (UTC+1) and Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Next clock change for this pair, as of when this page was built (2026-10-20): London falls back on Sun 25 October 2026.

Everything on this page also holds if you swap London for Birmingham, Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester or Lisbon, or Amsterdam for Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Paris or Hamburg — those cities follow exactly the same clock all year.

Working hours that overlap

In January, a 9-to-5 day in both cities shares 7 hours: 9:00 am–4:00 pm in London, which is 10:00 am–5:00 pm in Amsterdam.

July gives exactly the same window.

Across the week

At 9:00 on a Monday morning in London, it is 10:00 am on Monday in Amsterdam.

Daylight, distance and night calls

London and Amsterdam are about 357 km (222 miles) apart and 5° of longitude apart, which by the sun alone would be 15 minutes.

London's winter clock sits within 2 minutes of the sun, and Amsterdam's runs 40 minutes ahead of the sun.

In mid-January the sun is up in London from about 7:59 am to 4:19 pm, and the sun is up in Amsterdam from about 8:43 am to 4:55 pm; both cities are in daylight at the same time for about 8 hours.

In mid-July the sun is up in London from about 5:00 am to 9:12 pm, and the sun is up in Amsterdam from about 5:36 am to 9:57 pm; both cities are in daylight at the same time for about 16 hours.

Hour-by-hour table and common mistakes — 2 more sections
Each hour in London and the same moment in Amsterdam, on a Wednesday in January and in July. Shaded: inside 9-to-5 in both.
LondonAmsterdam, JanuaryAmsterdam, July
12:00 am1:00 am1:00 am
1:00 am2:00 am2:00 am
2:00 am3:00 am3:00 am
3:00 am4:00 am4:00 am
4:00 am5:00 am5:00 am
5:00 am6:00 am6:00 am
6:00 am7:00 am7:00 am
7:00 am8:00 am8:00 am
8:00 am9:00 am9:00 am
9:00 am10:00 am10:00 am
10:00 am11:00 am11:00 am
11:00 am12:00 pm12:00 pm
12:00 pm1:00 pm1:00 pm
1:00 pm2:00 pm2:00 pm
2:00 pm3:00 pm3:00 pm
3:00 pm4:00 pm4:00 pm
4:00 pm5:00 pm5:00 pm
5:00 pm6:00 pm6:00 pm
6:00 pm7:00 pm7:00 pm
7:00 pm8:00 pm8:00 pm
8:00 pm9:00 pm9:00 pm
9:00 pm10:00 pm10:00 pm
10:00 pm11:00 pm11:00 pm
11:00 pm12:00 am (+1 day)12:00 am (+1 day)

Common mistakes with London and Amsterdam

  • Writing “GMT” all year for London. In summer the zone is British Summer Time; calendar apps handle it, but a typed time in an email can be read the wrong way.

Questions

Is Amsterdam ahead of London?
Amsterdam is 1 hour ahead of London.
What is a good time for a meeting between London and Amsterdam?
With 9-to-5 days in both cities, 9:00 am–4:00 pm London time is inside working hours in both, which gives 7 hours.
Does the time difference between London and Amsterdam change?
No. The gap never changes: Amsterdam is 1 hour ahead of London on every day of the year, because both cities change their clocks on the same moments.

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