Current time in Norway

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer.

Current time in Oslo, Norway
16:46 49
Friday, May 8, 2026 CEST UTC+02:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
IANA time zone
Europe/Oslo
Daylight saving
DST in effect
CET / CEST
Next DST change
October 25
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Oslo, Norway is ⁦16:46⁩ (⁦CEST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+02:00⁩.

Oslo is the capital of Norway, located at 59.913, 10.746.

The current time zone for Oslo is CEST, whose offset is UTC+02:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Europe/Oslo.

The next daylight saving transition is October 25, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Oslo

Central European Time (CET)

IANA time zone: Europe/Oslo
During winter
CET
Central European Time
UTC+01:00
Currently active
CEST
Central European Summer Time
UTC+02:00

Time zones in Norway

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Etc/GMT-1

GMT+1 UTC+01:00

World clock

Compared with Oslo

Oslo
16:46
0h
Bergen
16:46
0h
Trondheim
16:46
0h
Stavanger
16:46
0h
Kristiansand
16:46
0h
Drammen
16:46
0h
Lillestrøm
16:46
0h
Sandnes
16:46
0h
Fredrikstad
16:46
0h
Sandefjord
16:46
0h

Daylight saving time in Norway

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer.

Next DST change October 25, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Norway.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 30, 2025,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 26, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 29, 2026,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 25, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 28, 2027,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 31, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 26, 2028,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 29, 2028,
YearDST start (spring forward)DST end (fall back)
2025Mar 30, 2025, Oct 26, 2025,
2026Mar 29, 2026, Oct 25, 2026,
2027Mar 28, 2027, Oct 31, 2027,
2028Mar 26, 2028, Oct 29, 2028,

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Norway is 16:46 CEST. The primary clock uses Europe/Oslo, currently UTC+02:00 from UTC.

Norway has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Europe/Oslo, Etc/GMT-1.

The primary time zone for Norway observes daylight saving time. The next known clock change is tracked from the IANA time zone database.