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Current Local Time in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

00:19:10

Friday, 8 August 2025

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Country:	Germany
State:	North Rhine-Westphalia (NW)
Languages:	German
Currency:	Euro (EUR)
Lat/Long:	51.4556°N / 7.0116°E
Elevation:	116 m
Country Code:	+49

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Partly Cloudy

20 °C

Sat, 9

Partly Cloudy

29 / 18 °C

Sun, 10

Sunny

26 / 15 °C

Mon, 11

Sunny

28 / 16 °C

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Time Zone

Currently daylight saving time is active

Time Zone

CET (Central European Time) GMT/UTC +1 hour

Time Zone

Currently Active

CEST (Central European Summer Time) GMT/UTC +2 hours

The daylight saving time started on Mar 30, 2025

DST started

30 Mar 2025 Forward 1 hour From 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM

The daylight saving time will end on Oct 26, 2025

DST ends

26 Oct 2025 Back 1 hour From 3:00 AM to 2:00 AM

Sun & Moon

Sunrise

06:07

Sunset

21:07

Day length

14 hours, 59 minutes -3m 22s shorter

Moon 98%

Rise - 21:10 Set - 04:23

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Essen

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Time Difference to major World Cities

Los Angeles	-9:00 hours
New York	-6:00 hours
São Paulo	-5:00 hours
London	-1:00 hour
Frankfurt	No time difference
Amsterdam	No time difference

Dubai	+2:00 hours
Mumbai	+3:30 hours
Hong Kong	+6:00 hours
Singapore	+6:00 hours
Tokyo	+7:00 hours
Sydney	+8:00 hours

Upcoming Holidays

Friday, October 3, 2025 Day of German Unity

Saturday, November 1, 2025 All Saints' Day

Sunday, November 16, 2025 National Day of Mourning

Sunday, November 23, 2025 Sunday of the Dead

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Christmas Eve

More Holidays in Germany

Airports

Düsseldorf Airport, DUS About 25 km from Essen

Dortmund Airport, DTM About 42 km from Essen

Mönchengladbach Airport, MGL About 43 km from Essen

Weeze Airport, NRN About 62 km from Essen

Cologne Bonn Airport, CGN About 66 km from Essen

See on the Map

Major cities in the vicinity of Essen, Germany

Düsseldorf ... (30 Km)

Dortmund ... (32 Km)

Cologne ... (58 Km)

Münster ... (70 Km)

Bonn ... (80 Km)

Enschede ... (86 Km)

Nijmegen ... (92 Km)

Heerlen ... (96 Km)

Arnhem ... (97 Km)

Almelo ... (104 Km)

Eindhoven ... (107 Km)

Deventer ... (108 Km)

Apeldoorn ... (110 Km)

Maastricht ... (114 Km)

Osnabrück ... (116 Km)

's-Hertogenbosch ... (121 Km)

Bielefeld ... (123 Km)

Paderborn ... (124 Km)

Hasselt ... (130 Km)

Tilburg ... (133 Km)

Zwolle ... (134 Km)

Amersfoort ... (136 Km)

Liège ... (136 Km)

Meppel ... (148 Km)

Utrecht ... (148 Km)

Almere ... (156 Km)

Breda ... (156 Km)

Lelystad ... (158 Km)

Dordrecht ... (165 Km)

Leuven ... (172 Km)

Note: The distance between two locations is provided as an aerial distance for informational purposes only. While approximate, this calculation is based on reliable data and may vary slightly from the actual distance as reported in official forecasts and advisories.

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