Time in Greenland
Greenland has 3 time zones, from UTC−4 to UTC+0 in standard time. Its capital, Nuuk, keeps Greenland Time, UTC−2 in January and UTC−1 in July.
- Population
- 56,025 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 836,330 sq mi (2,166,086 km²)
- Currency
- Krone (DKK)
- Languages
- Kalaallisut, Danish (Greenland), English
- Calling code
- +299
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- GL
- Coordinates (central point)
- 71.811001, -40.333423
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
| City | Local time now | Time zone |
|---|---|---|
| Nuuk | UTC−2 in January and UTC−1 in July | Greenland Time |
Largest first, by the population GeoNames lists for each city (it gives no year). Districts of a larger city are left out.
Daylight saving time in Greenland
Some of Greenland changes its clocks and some does not.
- Greenland Time: Clocks go forward one hour at 11:00 PM on the last Saturday in March and back one hour at midnight on the last Sunday in October.
- Greenwich Mean Time: No clock changes; UTC+0 all year.
- Atlantic Time: Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday in March and back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday in November.
The clock above and the time-zone table below show each clock’s next change. Governments can change these rules; the clocks follow the IANA time-zone database.
All time zones in Greenland
| Time zone | Local time and UTC offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Mean TimeAmerica/Danmarkshavn | UTC+00:00. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
| Greenland TimeAmerica/Nuuk | UTC-02:00 in January; UTC-01:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
| Greenland TimeAmerica/Scoresbysund | UTC-02:00 in January; UTC-01:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
| Atlantic TimeAmerica/Thule | UTC-04:00 in January; UTC-03:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
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