Timezone And DST In Norway

Time zone and daylight saving time in Norway Time zones are always calculated by their difference to UTC, the "Universal Time Coordinated". In Norway there is only a single time zone at UTC+1. For example, New York is currently at UTC-5 in Eastern Time, so the time difference between New York and Norway is six hours.

They have a nationwide clock change from standard time to daylight saving time, where the clocks are switched forward by one hour in summer.

The next clock change in Norway will be on March 29th, 2026 at 02:00 to daylight saving time. The clocks are then set one hour forward. Back to overview: NorwayCurrent time in all regions of Norway:00:00December 2025

Only 1 nationwide time zone

Standard time:	UTC +1	Central European Time (CET)
Daylight saving time:	UTC +2	Central European Summertime (CEST)

Norway has an east-west extension of 26.4 degrees of longitude. Given the country's location in Northern Europe, this corresponds to about 1400 kilometers. At this extension, from a purely geographical point of view, 2 time zones would be envisaged, since their optimal distance is 15 degrees of longitude. The position of the sun in the west of the country differs from that in the east by 106 minutes. This means the sun rises and sets 106 minutes later in the west than in the east. This time difference is already a reason for a second time zone in some other countries. However, this would of course also have organizational and economic disadvantages.

The next clock changes in Norway

Unlike in North America, the clocks in Norway do not change on the same day. Instead of the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November, Norway has different dates for the time change.

Date	Local time	Change
Oct 26, 2025	3:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 29, 2026	2:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 25, 2026	3:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 28, 2027	2:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 31, 2027	3:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 26, 2028	2:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 29, 2028	3:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 25, 2029	2:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 28, 2029	3:00 am	-1 hour to standard time

Changes in Daylight Saving Times

Since 1916, Norway has tried to introduce daylight saving five times: from in 1916, in 1940, 1943 to 1945, 1959 to 1965 and 1980 until today. › All countries with Daylight Saving Time

Time zones in the dependent territories

Country	UTC	Time zone
Bouvet Island	1	Central European Time
Svalbard	1	Central European Time

Time differences to Oslo

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