Iceland · GMT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Akureyri, Iceland runs on UTC+0. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 4-hour difference between Akureyri and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Akureyri lines up with 09:00–14:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Akureyri and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Akureyri lines up with 10:00–18:00 in London. There is a 9-hour difference between Akureyri and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Reykjavík, Accra, Dakar. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Akureyri.
Practical Info
Akureyri (Iceland) is home to roughly 20K people. Today brings about -0.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 01:30, sunset at 01:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 66° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Iceland
Capital
Reykjavík
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
GMT · Atlantic/Reykjavik
Coordinates
65.68°N, 18.09°W
Currency
ISK (kr)
Calling Code
+354
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Icelandic
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Akureyri's red traffic lights are shaped as hearts, introduced in 2008 during Iceland's financial collapse as a small piece of civic morale. They are still there.
The clock: Iceland keeps UTC+0 year-round despite sitting far west — which puts Akureyri's solar noon closer to 13:30 and its summer sunsets near midnight.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
6h overlap