Current Time in Svalbard & Jan Mayen
Svalbard & Jan Mayen uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Svalbard & Jan Mayen
It's 8:05 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Svalbard & Jan Mayen on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Svalbard & Jan Mayen observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- IANA: Arctic/Longyearbyen
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00 (CET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to CEST, UTC+2).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Longyearbyen
How Svalbard & Jan Mayen writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25.11.2026 · 25. november 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the nb-SJ locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Svalbard & Jan Mayen
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas DayFørste juledagFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- Second day of ChristmasAndre juledagSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayFørste nyttårsdagFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Maundy ThursdaySkjærtorsdagThu, 25 March 2027 · in 140 days
- Good FridayLangfredagFri, 26 March 2027 · in 141 days
Time difference from Svalbard & Jan Mayen
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Svalbard & Jan Mayen time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:05 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:05 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:05 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:05 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:05 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:05 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:05 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:05 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
Svalbard & Jan Mayen at a glance
- Capital
- Longyearbyen
- Population
- 2,530
- Currency
- krone (NOK)
Questions about time in Svalbard & Jan Mayen
- What time is it in Svalbard & Jan Mayen right now?
- When this page was generated it was 8:05 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Svalbard & Jan Mayen.
- How many time zones does Svalbard & Jan Mayen have?
- Svalbard & Jan Mayen uses one time zone, Central European Time (IANA ID Arctic/Longyearbyen).
- Does Svalbard & Jan Mayen observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Svalbard & Jan Mayen observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Svalbard & Jan Mayen?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Day on Fri, 25 December 2026.