Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Rotterdam

Sunrise in Rotterdam today is at 07:26:37 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 07:42:43 PM, giving Rotterdam 12h 16min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:52:14 AM and ends at 08:16:59 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Rotterdam or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Rotterdam. Get a full year of light data with the printable Rotterdam Photography Planner 2026.

Rotterdam lies in the temperate zone at 51.9° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Rotterdam receives 16.7 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:22 AM and sunset at 10:05 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.7 hours — a difference of 9.0 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:22, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 22:05. The evening golden hour in Rotterdam lasts about 84 minutes in summer and 88 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.