Sweden · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Gothenburg, Sweden runs on UTC+2. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. There is a 6-hour difference between Gothenburg and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Gothenburg lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Gothenburg and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Gothenburg lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Gothenburg and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Gothenburg lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Gothenburg.
Practical Info
Gothenburg (Sweden) is home to roughly 600K people. Today brings about 18.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:12, sunset at 22:12. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 58° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Sweden
Capital
Stockholm
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Stockholm
Coordinates
57.71°N, 11.97°E
Currency
SEK (kr)
Calling Code
+46
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Swedish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Port of Gothenburg handles roughly 30% of Swedish foreign trade and is the largest port in the Nordic countries. The city was founded by royal charter in 1621 and laid out by Dutch engineers, which is why it has canals.
The clock: Gothenburg keeps UTC+1. Its Liseberg amusement park is among the most visited in Europe, and shuts entirely for the dark half of the year.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap