Suriname
Time now in Groningen
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 06:53Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Paramaribo
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
3,216
Sunrise
06:36
Sunset
06:53
Day length
12h 17m
Coordinates
5.80, -55.47
Time difference from Groningen
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Groningen right now.
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About the time in Groningen
The zone identifier America/Paramaribo is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Paramaribo keeps pointing at Paramaribo time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Groningen runs on America/Paramaribo, which puts the city UTC −3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Groningen sits at latitude 5.80, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 17m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Groningen
- What are normal business hours in Groningen in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Groningen runs from 12:00–20:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Groningen?
- Groningen is UTC −3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Groningen change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Groningen keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Groningen right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Groningen, updating every second from America/Paramaribo (UTC −3).
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