
Current Local Time in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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13:24:57
Thursday, 26 June 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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Torrential rain shower
22 °C
Fri, 27

Partly Cloudy
25 / 16 °C
Sat, 28

Sunny
30 / 17 °C
Sun, 29

Sunny
32 / 19 °C
Time Zone

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

DST ends
26 Oct 2025 Back 1 hour From 3:00 AM to 2:00 AM
Sun & Moon

Sunrise
05:17

Sunset
21:52

Day length
16 hours, 35 minutes -30s shorter

Moon 1%
Rise - 05:39
Set - 23:26
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Essen
Time Difference to major World Cities
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
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.