Local Time in Essen, Germany
23°C / 73°F · Mainly clear
Outside business hoursDaylight Saving Time activeDST ends Oct 25
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- IANA Zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Country
- Germany
- Continent
- Europe
Latest news in Essen
- Air quality in Bad EssenIQAir · 1d ago
- Ken Herrmann on Theranostics Future in CareAuntMinnieEurope · 4d ago
- From jail to dorm: Germany's student housing shortageDW.com · 17d ago
- A Ukrainian Sunday School Opens in Essen to Preserve Language and HeritageМежа. Новини України. · 5d ago
- Vietnam’s Road to Essen board game design contest back for second year, with longer runway aimed at turning publisher interest into dealsBoardGameWire · 13d ago
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Local Vibe
Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 573,618 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the tenth-largest city of Germany. Essen lies in the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, second largest by GDP in the EU, and is part of the cultural area of Rhineland. Due to its central location in the Ruhr, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital".
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time is it in Essen right now?
- The current time in Essen, Germany is 03:15:26 PM (CEST), which is UTC+2.
- What time zone is Essen in?
- Essen uses the Europe/Berlin time zone (IANA identifier), currently abbreviated CEST, UTC+2.
- Does Essen observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Essen observes daylight saving time, and is currently in daylight saving time. The next change is on October 25, 2026.
- What is the UTC offset in Essen?
- Essen is currently UTC+2 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).