Current time in Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden, keeps Central European Standard Time: UTC+01:00 in winter and UTC+02:00 in summer.
Current time in Stockholm
16:22:06
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
Time zone in Stockholm
Sunrise and sunset in Stockholm
Sun and clock in Stockholm
Averaged over the year, solar noon in Stockholm falls at 11:48: the city sits almost on the meridian its clock is set to.
Daylight through the year in Stockholm
No city in another country and at least 30° of longitude away lies within a degree of Stockholm’s latitude; the closest, Anchorage at 61.2°N, has a longest day 45 minutes longer.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | 07:42 | 15:23 | 7 h 41 m |
| December 15 | 08:39 | 14:47 | 6 h 8 m |
| January 15 | 08:30 | 15:24 | 6 h 53 m |
| February 15 | 07:24 | 16:40 | 9 h 16 m |
| March 15 | 06:04 | 17:49 | 11 h 45 m |
| April 15 | 05:33 | 20:02 | 14 h 29 m |
| May 15 | 04:15 | 21:14 | 16 h 59 m |
| June 15 | 03:31 | 22:05 | 18 h 34 m |
| July 15 | 03:58 | 21:50 | 17 h 52 m |
| August 15 | 05:05 | 20:39 | 15 h 34 m |
| September 15 | 06:16 | 19:10 | 12 h 54 m |
| October 15 | 07:25 | 17:42 | 10 h 16 m |
When the clocks change in Stockholm
Stockholm follows the European rule: clocks go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October, both at 01:00 UTC, so every country on the rule changes at the same instant.
These dates have applied since 1996. In 1995 the clocks went forward on March 26 and back on September 24.
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2027 | Forward one hour: 02:00 becomes 03:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| October 31, 2027 | Back one hour: 03:00 becomes 02:00 | UTC+01:00 |
Calling Stockholm from another time zone
| Place | Stockholm’s 09:00–17:00 there | Shared working hours | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 08:00–16:00 | — | — |
| New York | 03:00–11:00 | 2 h, 15:00–17:00 Stockholm time | 2 h to 3 h |
| London | 08:00–16:00 | 7 h, 10:00–17:00 Stockholm time | always 7 h |
| Tokyo | 17:00–01:00 | none | none to 1 h |
At 09:00 on Monday, November 9, 2026 in Stockholm, Honolulu and Anchorage are still on Sunday. By 17:00 on Friday, 20 listed cities, including Shanghai and Beijing, have already reached Saturday.
Stockholm compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from Stockholm | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | — | — | UTC-05:00 | 6 h behind | 6 h behind / 5 h behind |
| London | — | — | UTC+00:00 | 1 h behind | all year |
| Dubai | — | — | UTC+04:00 | 3 h ahead | 2 h ahead / 3 h ahead |
| New Delhi | — | — | UTC+05:30 | 4 h 30 min ahead | 3 h 30 min ahead / 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | — | — | UTC+08:00 | 7 h ahead | 6 h ahead / 7 h ahead |
| Tokyo | — | — | UTC+09:00 | 8 h ahead | 7 h ahead / 8 h ahead |
| Sydney | — | — | UTC+11:00 | 10 h ahead | 8 h ahead / 9 h ahead / 10 h ahead |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Clock | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 400 km east | 1 h ahead | 27 minutes earlier |
| Oslo | 420 km west | same clock | 29 minutes later |
| Copenhagen | 520 km south-west | same clock | 22 minutes later |
| Warsaw | 810 km south | same clock | 12 minutes earlier |
| Berlin | 810 km south-west | same clock | 19 minutes later |
| Prague | 1,050 km south | same clock | 15 minutes later |
| Amsterdam | 1,130 km south-west | same clock | 53 minutes later |
| Frankfurt | 1,190 km south-west | same clock | 38 minutes later |
Beyond Stockholm’s own identifier, the nearest city in this directory on exactly the same clock is Oslo, 420 km to the west, on Europe/Oslo.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-11-02.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Stockholm in?
Stockholm keeps Europe/Stockholm, Central European Standard Time, at UTC+01:00, moving to Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00) during summer time. In the tz database Europe/Stockholm is an alias of Europe/Berlin: Stockholm has kept Berlin’s time since at least 1970, and the entry’s older history is Berlin’s.
Is all of Sweden on the same time as Stockholm?
Yes. Europe/Stockholm is the tz database’s only entry for Sweden, and Stockholm keeps it.
Which other countries keep exactly the same time as Stockholm?
30 other countries and territories keep exactly Stockholm’s clock, changing on the same dates.
What is the time difference between Stockholm and Helsinki?
The clock in Helsinki, Finland, about 400 km away and the closest city in this directory on a different clock, is 1 h ahead of Stockholm.