What time zone is Gävle in?

Gävle is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Stockholm. Standard time is UTC+1.

Does Gävle use daylight saving time?

Yes. Gävle changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.

What is the time difference between Gävle and UTC?

Gävle is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Gävle

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 02:06

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Gävle: 02:06 · 11 Nov 2026

Gävle time zone

Time zone

CET · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 137 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Sweden uses Central European Standard Time.

CET · UTC+1Stockholm, Västra Götaland, Skåne, Uppsala, Östergötland and moreUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Gävle

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Gävle
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	01:06	1 h behind	Compare Gävle and London
New York	20:06-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Gävle and New York
Los Angeles	17:06-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Gävle and Los Angeles
Berlin	02:06	Same time	Compare Gävle and Berlin
Dubai	05:06	3 h ahead	Compare Gävle and Dubai
New Delhi	06:36	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Gävle and New Delhi
Singapore	09:06	7 h ahead	Compare Gävle and Singapore
Tokyo	10:06	8 h ahead	Compare Gävle and Tokyo
Sydney	12:06	10 h ahead	Compare Gävle and Sydney
Copenhagen	02:06	Same time	Compare Gävle and Copenhagen

Sun in Gävle today

Daylight

7h 44m today - 11h 24m less than the longest day and 2h 6m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Gävle

City facts

Country: Sweden
Region: Gävleborg
Population: 74,884
Dialing code
Currency: SEK · Krona
Coordinates: 60.6745°, 17.1417°

Public holidays in Sweden

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 45 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan62027
Epiphany
Wednesday · in 56 days
National
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 135 days
Nationallong weekend

Airports near Gävle

Airports

BLE
Dala Airport
93 km west
Same local time
SOO
Söderhamn Airport
65 km north
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Kinshasamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lagosmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Kanomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Casablancamatches until 7 Feb 2027
Ibadanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Luandamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Abujamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Algiersmatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Uppsala95 km · Same time
Västerås122 km · Same time
Sollentuna146 km · Same time
Täby146 km · Same time
Eskilstuna150 km · Same time
Solna154 km · Same time
Bromma155 km · Same time
Vasastaden155 km · Same time
Saint Petersburg729 km · 2 h ahead - no DST
Minsk977 km · 2 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Gävle in?: Gävle uses Europe/Stockholm: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Gävle have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 137 days
03What is the time difference between Gävle and London?: Gävle is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Gävle from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Gävle.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Gävle in?: Gävle is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Stockholm. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does Gävle use daylight saving time?: Yes. Gävle changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Gävle and UTC?: Gävle is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Gävle

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Epiphany

Good Friday

Dala Airport

Söderhamn Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now