Current time in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Local time in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
The time in Svalbard and Jan Mayen is 1 hour ahead of UTC and 6 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is no daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
| Current time |
7:44 a.m.
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| Timezone | Central European Time (CET) |
| Olson timezone name | Arctic/Longyearbyen |
| Time difference | 6 hours ahead of Ashburn |
| 1 hour ahead of UTC |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Daylight Saving time (DST)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen uses Daylight Savings time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
| DST Started 2021 | March 28, 2021 Forward 1 hour |
| DST Ends 2022 | Oct. 30, 2022 Backward 1 hour |
| Next DST Start 2022 | March 27, 2022 Forward 1 hour |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen use Central European Time CET and Central European Sumer Time CEST. CET is UTC +0100 and CEST is UTC +0200. Svalbard and Jan Mayen’s latitude and longitude is 78° 38′ N and 21° 59′ E. They are artic and remote Islands belonging to the Norwegian crown. Therefore being one hour ahead of UTC is very suitable for Svalbard and Jan Mayen. The use of daylight savings time on Svalbard and Jan Mayen is, of course, useless. At 78° N there is enough light during the summer without it.
Important cities in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
The current time in some important cities in Svalbard and Jan Mayen is shown below.