Reykjavík, Iceland · UTC+0
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Reykjavík is in the Atlantic/Reykjavik timezone (GMT/UTC+0), with no daylight saving time observed. Reykjavík sits at 64 degrees north, making it the northernmost capital of a sovereign state. The summer solstice in late June brings about 22 hours of daylight, with the sun barely dipping below the horizon at midnight. The winter solstice in December brings fewer than 5 hours of usable daylight. These extremes make the clock, in some ways, beside the point: nature runs its own schedule.
Iceland keeps UTC+0 year-round, a deliberate choice. The country tried summer time in the early 20th century and abandoned it. The reasoning was partly about sheep (livestock rhythms don’t follow civil clocks) and partly about the country’s energy profile: Iceland runs on geothermal and hydroelectric power, and the energy-saving rationale for DST did not apply.
The midnight sun is a genuine experience from the city. In June, Reykjavík holds the Secret Solstice music festival, which runs events at midnight with daylight. The darkness of December is equally real: the city compensates with Christmas lights that go up early and stay up late, hot pools that steam in the dark, and the Northern Lights visible on clear nights from the city center.
hot pots in every season
The Reykjavík geothermal pool system, the public hot pots, is where the city socializes regardless of season. Whether it is 2pm in June sun or 7pm in December dark, someone is in the hot pot.
9am in Reykjavík is 9am in London in winter, same time. Reykjanesbær to the south keeps the same clock.
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Questions about time in Reykjavík
- What timezone is Reykjavík in?
- Reykjavík uses the IANA timezone
Atlantic/Reykjavik. The UTC offset is always UTC+0 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Reykjavík observe daylight saving time?
- No. Reykjavík does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+0 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Reykjavík?
- Reykjavík is currently at UTC+0.
- What is the time difference between Reykjavík and New York?
- Reykjavík is currently 4 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Reykjavík and London?
- Reykjavík is currently 1 hour behind London.
- What is the time difference between Reykjavík and Los Angeles?
- Reykjavík is currently 7 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Reykjavík and Tokyo?
- Reykjavík is currently 9 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Reykjavík?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Reykjavík is
Atlantic/Reykjavik. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Atlantic/Reykjavik' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Atlantic/Reykjavik')`), or any IANA-compatible library.