What time zone is Karlstad in?

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

Does Karlstad use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Karlstad and UTC?

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

Time in Karlstad

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 21:15

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

Current local time in Karlstad: 21:15 · 10 Nov 2026

Karlstad 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 Karlstad

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Karlstad
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	20:15	1 h behind	Compare Karlstad and London
New York	15:15	6 h behind	Compare Karlstad and New York
Los Angeles	12:15	9 h behind	Compare Karlstad and Los Angeles
Berlin	21:15	Same time	Compare Karlstad and Berlin
Dubai	00:15+1 day	3 h ahead	Compare Karlstad and Dubai
New Delhi	01:45+1 day	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Karlstad and New Delhi
Singapore	04:15+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Karlstad and Singapore
Tokyo	05:15+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Karlstad and Tokyo
Sydney	07:15+1 day	10 h ahead	Compare Karlstad and Sydney
Copenhagen	21:15	Same time	Compare Karlstad and Copenhagen

Sun in Karlstad today

Daylight

8h 4m today - 10h 35m less than the longest day and 2h 0m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Karlstad

City facts

Country: Sweden
Region: Värmland
Population: 61,492
Dialing code
Currency: SEK · Krona
Coordinates: 59.3793°, 13.5036°

Public holidays in Sweden

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 46 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan62027
Epiphany
Wednesday · in 57 days
National
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 136 days
Nationallong weekend

Airports near Karlstad

Airports

KSD
Karlstad Airport
12 km north-west
Same local time
TYF
Torsby Airport
91 km north
Same local time
KSK
Karlskoga Airport
56 km east
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

Örebro97 km · Same time
Sarpsborg136 km · Same time
Fredrikstad147 km · Same time
Lillestrøm152 km · Same time
Linköping162 km · Same time
Oslo166 km · Same time
Eskilstuna170 km · Same time
Västerås174 km · Same time
Saint Petersburg944 km · 2 h ahead - no DST
Minsk1051 km · 2 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Karlstad in?: Karlstad uses Europe/Stockholm: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Karlstad 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 Karlstad and London?: Karlstad is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Karlstad from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Karlstad.

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

Time in Karlstad

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Epiphany

Good Friday

Karlstad Airport

Torsby Airport

Karlskoga Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now