What is the time difference between Nuuk and Sydney?

Sydney is 11 hours ahead of Nuuk. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Sydney from Nuuk?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Nuuk observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Nuuk runs on UTC-2 in winter and UTC-1 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-24, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Nuuk, what time is it in Sydney?

It is 23:00 in Sydney, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Nuuk and Sydney use?

Nuuk uses America/Nuuk, currently UTC-1, and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Nuuk time to Sydney time

Sydney is 11 hours ahead of Nuuk right now, so midday in Nuuk lands in the late night in Sydney.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Nuuk, and what the clock reads in Sydney at that same moment.

Nuuk	Sydney
00:00	11:00
01:00	12:00
02:00	13:00
03:00	14:00
04:00	15:00
05:00	16:00
06:00	17:00
07:00	18:00
08:00	19:00
09:00	20:00
10:00	21:00
11:00	22:00
12:00	23:00
13:00	00:00next day
14:00	01:00next day
15:00	02:00next day
16:00	03:00next day
17:00	04:00next day
18:00	05:00next day
19:00	06:00next day
20:00	07:00next day
21:00	08:00next day
22:00	09:00next day
23:00	10:00next day

Daylight saving time

Both cities change their clocks, but not necessarily on the same date — which is why the difference between them shifts for a few weeks each year.

Nuuk

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-2
Daylight: UTC-1
Next change: 2026-10-24 −60m

Sydney

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +60m

When you can actually talk

There is no hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 working day. Someone has to move — the nearest workable windows are below.

Nuuk 23:00–07:00Sydney 10:00–18:00
Nuuk 09:00–18:00Sydney 20:00–05:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Nuuk	Sydney
IANA zone	America/Nuuk	Australia/Sydney
Abbreviation	UTC-1	AEST
Standard offset	UTC-2	UTC+10
Daylight offset	UTC-1	UTC+11
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	Greenland	Australia

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Nuuk and Sydney?: Sydney is 11 hours ahead of Nuuk. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Sydney from Nuuk?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Nuuk observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Nuuk runs on UTC-2 in winter and UTC-1 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-24, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Nuuk, what time is it in Sydney?: It is 23:00 in Sydney, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Nuuk and Sydney use?: Nuuk uses America/Nuuk, currently UTC-1, and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.