
Current Local Time in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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14:28:30
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
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 |
Weather
°C
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Patchy light rain with thunder
17 °C
Thu, 24

Heavy rain
11 / 9 °C
Fri, 25

Patchy rain nearby
17 / 8 °C
Sat, 26

Sunny
19 / 8 °C
Time Zone

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

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

DST started
30 Mar 2025
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From 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM

DST ends
26 Oct 2025
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Sun & Moon

Sunrise
06:19

Sunset
20:41

Day length
14 hours, 22 minutes
+3m 41s longer

Moon 30%
Rise - 04:48
Set - 14:52
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Essen
Time Difference to major World Cities
Upcoming Holidays
Thursday, May 1, 2025 May Day
Thursday, May 29, 2025 Ascension Day
Monday, June 9, 2025 Whit Monday
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Friday, October 3, 2025 Day of German Unity
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.