Current time in Belgium

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer.

Current time in Brussels, Belgium
18:48 29
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 CEST UTC+02:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
IANA time zone
Europe/Brussels
Daylight saving
DST in effect
CET / CEST
Next DST change
October 25
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Brussels, Belgium is ⁦18:48⁩ (⁦CEST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+02:00⁩.

Brussels is the capital of Belgium, located at 50.850, 4.349.

The current time zone for Brussels is CEST, whose offset is UTC+02:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Europe/Brussels.

The next daylight saving transition is October 25, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Brussels

Central European Time (CET)

IANA time zone: Europe/Brussels
During winter
CET
Central European Time
UTC+01:00
Currently active
CEST
Central European Summer Time
UTC+02:00

Time zones in Belgium

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Etc/GMT-1

GMT+1 UTC+01:00

World clock

Compared with Brussels

Brussels
18:48
0h
Antwerpen
18:48
0h
Gent
18:48
0h
Charleroi
18:48
0h
Liège
18:48
0h
Anderlecht
18:48
0h
Schaerbeek
18:48
0h
Brugge
18:48
0h
Namur
18:48
0h
Leuven
18:48
0h

Daylight saving time in Belgium

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer.

Next DST change October 25, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Belgium.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 30, 2025,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 26, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 29, 2026,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 25, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 28, 2027,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 31, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 26, 2028,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 29, 2028,
Year DST start (spring forward) DST end (fall back)
2025 Mar 30, 2025, Oct 26, 2025,
2026 Mar 29, 2026, Oct 25, 2026,
2027 Mar 28, 2027, Oct 31, 2027,
2028 Mar 26, 2028, Oct 29, 2028,

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Belgium is 18:48 CEST. The primary clock uses Europe/Brussels, currently UTC+02:00 from UTC.

Belgium has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Europe/Brussels, Etc/GMT-1.

The primary time zone for Belgium observes daylight saving time. The next known clock change is tracked from the IANA time zone database.