What time zone is Kalmar in?

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

Does Kalmar use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Kalmar and UTC?

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

Time in Kalmar

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 01:25

Next DST change: 2027-03-29 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Kalmar: 01:25 · 11 Nov 2026

Kalmar time zone

Time zone

CET · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 138 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 Kalmar

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Kalmar
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	00:25	1 h behind	Compare Kalmar and London
New York	19:25-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Kalmar and New York
Los Angeles	16:25-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Kalmar and Los Angeles
Berlin	01:25	Same time	Compare Kalmar and Berlin
Dubai	04:25	3 h ahead	Compare Kalmar and Dubai
New Delhi	05:55	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Kalmar and New Delhi
Singapore	08:25	7 h ahead	Compare Kalmar and Singapore
Tokyo	09:25	8 h ahead	Compare Kalmar and Tokyo
Sydney	11:25	10 h ahead	Compare Kalmar and Sydney
Copenhagen	01:25	Same time	Compare Kalmar and Copenhagen

Sun in Kalmar today

Daylight

8h 26m today - 9h 22m less than the longest day and 1h 38m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Kalmar

City facts

Country: Sweden
Region: Kalmar
Population: 38,408
Dialing code
Currency: SEK · Krona
Coordinates: 56.6616°, 16.3616°

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 Kalmar

Airports

RNB
Ronneby Airport
80 km south-west
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

Karlskrona73 km · Same time
Växjö98 km · Same time
Jönköping182 km · Same time
Linköping199 km · Same time
Halmstad214 km · Same time
Norrköping215 km · Same time
Lund223 km · Same time
Helsingborg236 km · Same time
Saint Petersburg891 km · 2 h ahead - no DST
Kyiv1159 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Kalmar in?: Kalmar uses Europe/Stockholm: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Kalmar have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Kalmar and London?: Kalmar is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Kalmar from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Kalmar.

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

Time in Kalmar

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Epiphany

Good Friday

Ronneby Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now