What time zone is Skien in?

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

Does Skien use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Skien and UTC?

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

Time in Skien

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 20:59

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

Current local time in Skien: 20:59 · 10 Nov 2026

Skien 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 Norway uses Central European Standard Time.

CET · UTC+1Oslo, Vestland, Trøndelag, Rogaland, Agder and moreUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Skien

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Skien
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	19:59	1 h behind	Compare Skien and London
New York	14:59	6 h behind	Compare Skien and New York
Los Angeles	11:59	9 h behind	Compare Skien and Los Angeles
Berlin	20:59	Same time	Compare Skien and Berlin
Dubai	23:59	3 h ahead	Compare Skien and Dubai
New Delhi	01:29+1 day	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Skien and New Delhi
Singapore	03:59+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Skien and Singapore
Tokyo	04:59+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Skien and Tokyo
Sydney	06:59+1 day	10 h ahead	Compare Skien and Sydney
Copenhagen	20:59	Same time	Compare Skien and Copenhagen

Sun in Skien today

Daylight

8h 5m today - 10h 30m less than the longest day and 1h 58m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Skien

City facts

Country: Norway
Region: Telemark
Population: 50,595
Dialing code
Currency: NOK · Krone
Coordinates: 59.2096°, 9.6090°

Public holidays in Norway

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
Mar252027
Maundy Thursday
Thursday · in 135 days
National
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 136 days
Nationallong weekend

Airports near Skien

Airports

TRF
Sandefjord Airport, Torp
37 km east
Same local time
NTB
Notodden Airport
45 km north-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

Sandefjord36 km · Same time
Tønsberg46 km · Same time
Drammen68 km · Same time
Fredrikstad75 km · Same time
Asker84 km · Same time
Sarpsborg86 km · Same time
Oslo101 km · Same time
Lillestrøm116 km · Same time
London1052 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Saint Petersburg1164 km · 2 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Skien

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Maundy Thursday

Good Friday

Sandefjord Airport, Torp

Notodden Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now