Time in Norway
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In Norway
the standard time is the Central European Time
(UTC+01:00). Norway observes Summer Time
(sommertid, daylight saving time). The transition dates are the same as for other European countries.
The tz database id is "Europe/Oslo".
All Norwegian dependencies also have the same time: Svalbard
, Jan Mayen
and the Bouvet Island
. The open sea around Jan mayen has UTC-1 and around Bouvet Island UTC, but the islands legally have UTC+1.
Norway stretches more to the west and east than it might look like on a map. The westernmost point in Norway proper is on 4°29′E longitude, meaning 42 minutes difference between mean solar time and official time. The easternmost point in Norway proper is on 31°10″E longitude, meaning 64 minutes difference between mean solar time and official time.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
the standard time is the Central European Time
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
(UTC+01:00). Norway observes Summer Time
Summer time
Summertime may refer to:* Summer, one of the temperate seasons* Daylight saving time , advancing the clock one hour during summer...
(sommertid, daylight saving time). The transition dates are the same as for other European countries.
The tz database id is "Europe/Oslo".
All Norwegian dependencies also have the same time: Svalbard
Svalbard
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude , and from 10° to 35° east longitude. Spitsbergen is the...
, Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen Island is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean and part of the Kingdom of Norway. It is long and 373 km2 in area, partly covered by glaciers . It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by an isthmus wide...
and the Bouvet Island
Bouvet Island
Bouvet Island is an uninhabited Antarctic volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 2,525 km south-southwest of South Africa. It is a dependent territory of Norway and, lying north of 60°S latitude, is not subject to the Antarctic Treaty. The centre of the island is an ice-filled crater of an...
. The open sea around Jan mayen has UTC-1 and around Bouvet Island UTC, but the islands legally have UTC+1.
Norway stretches more to the west and east than it might look like on a map. The westernmost point in Norway proper is on 4°29′E longitude, meaning 42 minutes difference between mean solar time and official time. The easternmost point in Norway proper is on 31°10″E longitude, meaning 64 minutes difference between mean solar time and official time.
Daylight saving time
Norway follows the European Union in this matter.External links
- http://met.no/met/met_lex/q_u/sommertid.html
- There is a Norwegian law saying that the time zone of Norwegian territory is UTC+1, except for a part of year (daylight saving time) .