Longyearbyen

Timezone Guide

Longyearbyen, Svalbard 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 Longyearbyen 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 Longyearbyen lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Longyearbyen 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 Longyearbyen lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Longyearbyen 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 Longyearbyen 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 Longyearbyen.

Practical Info

Longyearbyen (Svalbard) is home to roughly 2K people. Today brings about 23.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 00:30, sunset at 23:30. 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 78° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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