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Current time in Norway
A single time zone at UTC+02:00. Currently observing daylight saving time.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
About Norway's time
A single time zone.
Norway uses a single time zone, Central European Time (UTC+01:00), switching to Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00) in summer. Svalbard and Jan Mayen keep the same clock as the mainland.
Next clock change
2026 Sunday · clocks fall back
Clocks fall back by one hour · next week.
Daylight saving schedule
Major cities
Cities of Norway.
Territories & dependencies
The Republic, around the world.
History
How Norway keeps time.
Norway adopted standard time on 1 January 1895, choosing Central European Time (CET) to align with its major trading partners and rail connections to Sweden and Denmark. Before that, local mean time was used sporadically, with Oslo running on Oslo local time (roughly UTC+0:43). The shift to CET standardized rail schedules and telegraphic communication with central Europe.
Norway first observed daylight saving time in 1916 and again during World War II under German occupation, used it from 1959 to 1965, and reintroduced it permanently in 1980. It follows EU DST rules, switching between CET (UTC+01:00) in winter and CEST (UTC+02:00) in summer.
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Things about Norway's time.
Mainland Norway stretches from about 5°E to 31°E, on both sides of the 15°E meridian that Central European Time is based on. In Bergen, on the west coast, the sun is highest around 12:40 in winter and 13:40 in summer, while in Kirkenes, in the far northeast, it peaks around 11:00 in winter. Svalbard and Jan Mayen keep mainland time, and Norway's Troll research station in Antarctica uses UTC+00:00, switching to UTC+02:00 in the southern winter.
The far north also sees months of midnight sun in summer and polar night in winter, so clock time says little about daylight there.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Norway's time zone, daylight saving rules, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What time zone is mainland Norway in?
- Mainland Norway uses Central European Time (CET, UTC+01:00) in winter and switches to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) during daylight saving.
- Does Norway observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Norway follows EU daylight saving rules, changing to CEST on the last Sunday in March and back to CET on the last Sunday in October.
- Is Norway one hour ahead of the UK?
- Yes, all year. Norway is UTC+01:00 in winter and UTC+02:00 in summer, while the UK is UTC+00:00 in winter and UTC+01:00 in summer, keeping Norway consistently one hour ahead.
- Do Svalbard and Jan Mayen have the same time as Oslo?
- Yes. Svalbard and Jan Mayen follow the same CET/CEST schedule as mainland Norway, so they share the same clock time as Oslo.
- What time zone is Bouvet Island in?
- Bouvet Island, a Norwegian dependency in the South Atlantic, is uninhabited and has no official time zone. At about 3°E, it lies closest to UTC+00:00.
- How many time zones does Norway have in total?
- Mainland Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen all use one time zone, CET/CEST. Uninhabited Bouvet Island has no official time, and Norway's Troll research station in Antarctica uses UTC+00:00, or UTC+02:00 in the southern winter.
- When did Norway adopt standard time?
- Norway adopted Central European Time on 1 January 1895, replacing local mean times to align with neighboring countries and simplify rail and telegraph schedules.
- Is solar time in Norway very different from clock time?
- It can be. Mainland Norway spans about 5°E to 31°E around the 15°E meridian CET is based on, so in Bergen solar noon comes about 40 minutes after clock noon in winter (about 1 hour 40 minutes in summer), while in Kirkenes it comes about an hour before clock noon in winter.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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