Time in Nuuk

Greenland Standard Time (UTC-2, UTC-2)

Current local time: 17:44

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC-1.

Current local time in Nuuk: · 10 Nov 2026

Nuuk time zone

Time zone
UTC-2 · UTC-2standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC-1 (UTC-1) - in 138 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

Greenland has 3 distinct time zone rule groups. Nuuk uses Greenland Standard Time.

  • UTC-2 · UTC-2SermersooqUses daylight saving time
  • UTC+0 · UTC+0America/DanmarkshavnNo daylight saving time
  • UTC-4 · UTC-4America/ThuleUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Nuuk

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Nuuk
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London2 h aheadCompare Nuuk and London
New York3 h behindCompare Nuuk and New York
Los Angeles6 h behindCompare Nuuk and Los Angeles
Berlin3 h aheadCompare Nuuk and Berlin
Dubai6 h aheadCompare Nuuk and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day7 h 30 min aheadCompare Nuuk and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day10 h aheadCompare Nuuk and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day11 h aheadCompare Nuuk and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day13 h aheadCompare Nuuk and Sydney
Copenhagen3 h aheadCompare Nuuk and Copenhagen

Sun in Nuuk today

Daylight
09:397h 1m16:40

7h 1m today - 14h 10m less than the longest day and 2h 55m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Nuuk

City facts
Country
Greenland
Region
Sermersooq
Population
14,798
Dialing code
Currency
DKK · Krone
Coordinates
64.1835°, -51.7216°

Public holidays in Greenland

Holidays

  1. Christmas Eve

    Thursday · in 44 days

    National

  2. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 45 days

    Nationallong weekend

  3. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 46 days

    National

  4. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 52 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Epiphany

    Wednesday · in 57 days

    National

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

    Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

    Same UTC offset right now

    Nearby cities

    Nearby
    • Reykjavík1432 km · 2 h ahead - no DST
    • St. John's1849 km · 1 h 30 min behind - different daylight saving rules
    • Sydney2073 km · 2 h behind - different daylight saving rules
    • Chicoutimi2102 km · 3 h behind - different daylight saving rules
    • Saguenay2102 km · 3 h behind - different daylight saving rules
    • Jonquière2108 km · 3 h behind - different daylight saving rules
    • Moncton2166 km · 2 h behind - different daylight saving rules
    • Fredericton2227 km · 2 h behind - different daylight saving rules

    Common questions

    Quick answers
    01What time zone is Nuuk in?
    Nuuk uses America/Nuuk: UTC-2 (UTC-2).
    02Does Nuuk have daylight saving time?
    28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC-1 (UTC-1) - in 138 days
    03What is the time difference between Nuuk and London?
    Nuuk is 2 h behind relative to London right now.
    04What is a good time to call Nuuk from New York?
    A shared working-hours option: 13:00-14:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Nuuk.

    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 Nuuk in?
    Nuuk is in Greenland Standard Time (UTC-2/UTC-1), America/Nuuk. Standard time is UTC-2.
    02Does Nuuk use daylight saving time?
    Yes. Nuuk changes between UTC-2 and UTC-1 during the year.
    03What is the time difference between Nuuk and UTC?
    Nuuk is UTC-2 in standard time and UTC-1 during daylight saving time.