Time in Oslo
The current offset in Oslo is UTC+2 (CEST), on the Europe/Oslo zone. Its clocks change 2 times in 2026.
Oslo, Norway
Zone facts
- IANA zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Abbreviation
- CEST
- Standard offset
- UTC+1
- Daylight offset
- UTC+2
- Country
- Norway (NO)
- Coordinates
- 59.91, 10.75
Daylight saving time
Clocks in Oslo change 2 times in 2026. The next changes:
- 2026-10-25 at 02:59Clocks go back 60 minutes (UTC+2 → UTC+1)
- 2027-03-28 at 01:59Clocks go forward 60 minutes (UTC+1 → UTC+2)
Sunrise and sunset
Computed from the city’s latitude and longitude with the NOAA solar position algorithm — no API, no network call.
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Daylight
- 15 hours 10 minutes
Against the major hubs
Common questions
- What time zone is Oslo in?
- Oslo uses the Europe/Oslo time zone, currently UTC+2 (CEST). Use the IANA identifier rather than the abbreviation in code — abbreviations are ambiguous, and this one may mean something else somewhere else.
- Does Oslo observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Oslo moves between UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer, changing 2 times in 2026.
- What is the difference between Oslo and UTC?
- UTC+2 as of the last rebuild. It swings between UTC+1 and UTC+2 across the year.
- When does the sun rise and set in Oslo?
- On the day of the last rebuild, sunrise was 05:45 and sunset 20:55 local time, giving 15 hours 10 minutes of daylight. These are computed from the city’s latitude and longitude, not fetched from anywhere.