Scoresbysund, Greenland · UTC-1
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Scoresbysund is in the America/Nuuk timezone (-02/UTC-2, shifting to -01/UTC-1 during daylight saving time). Scoresbysund, officially Ittoqqortoormiit, sits at roughly 70 degrees north on the eastern coast of Greenland, at the entrance to the world’s largest fjord system. It is one of the most isolated permanently inhabited settlements on Earth, accessible by helicopter or occasional coastal shipping when the sea ice permits.
The settlement follows West Greenland Time, which aligns with America/Nuuk in the IANA database. This means UTC-2 in winter and UTC-1 during summer daylight saving time. Given that most of Greenland’s population and administrative activity is on the west coast, it is notable that an east coast settlement like Scoresbysund follows the same timezone as Nuuk rather than something closer to its solar position.
At 70 degrees north, the daylight extremes are dramatic even by Arctic standards. In summer, the sun does not set for several weeks. In winter, the polar night lasts for over a month. No timezone can fully manage the dissonance between clock time and solar time at this latitude. The clock says what it says; the sky does something entirely different.
hunting seasons and supply deliveries
The settlement was founded in 1925, primarily populated with Inuit families relocated from West Greenland. About 350 people live there. Daily life is organized more around hunting seasons, weather windows, and supply deliveries than around any clock-driven schedule.
9am in Scoresbysund is 11am in London in winter, with the gap shifting as both move through DST on different schedules.
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Questions about time in Scoresbysund
- What timezone is Scoresbysund in?
- Scoresbysund uses the IANA timezone
America/Nuuk. The UTC offset is UTC-2 in winter (standard time) and UTC-1 during daylight saving time (summer). - Does Scoresbysund observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Scoresbysund observes daylight saving time. In 2026, clocks spring forward one hour on Sunday, March 29 and fall back one hour on Sunday, October 25. During DST, the UTC offset shifts from UTC-2 to UTC-1.
- What is the current UTC offset for Scoresbysund?
- Scoresbysund is currently at UTC-1. It is currently observing daylight saving time.
- What is the time difference between Scoresbysund and New York?
- Scoresbysund is currently 3 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Scoresbysund and London?
- Scoresbysund is currently 2 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between Scoresbysund and Los Angeles?
- Scoresbysund is currently 6 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Scoresbysund and Tokyo?
- Scoresbysund is currently 10 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so this gap changes by 1 hour when Scoresbysund transitions to/from DST.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Scoresbysund?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Scoresbysund is
America/Nuuk. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Nuuk' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Nuuk')`), or any IANA-compatible library.