Convert Sydney time to Nuuk time

Hour by hour

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

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.

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.

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

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and Nuuk?

Nuuk is 11 hours behind Sydney. 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 Nuuk from Sydney?

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 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.

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.

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

It is 01:00 in Nuuk, 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 Sydney and Nuuk use?

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