Svalbard in numbers
- Coordinates
- 78.1571, 15.8643
- Region
- Svalbard
- Country
- Svalbard And Jan Mayen, Europe
- Capital
- Longyearbyen — 9 km away
What time is it in Svalbard, Svalbard And Jan Mayen
This is a live clock for Svalbard, Svalbard, Svalbard And Jan Mayen, showing local time in the Arctic/Longyearbyen zone (+2).
Svalbard, Svalbard And Jan Mayen
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+2 · Arctic/Longyearbyen
Local time in Svalbard
UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Svalbard.
The sun today
Sunrise 04:06 Solar noon 12:57 Sunset 21:48 Daylight 17 h 42 min Night 6 h 18 min
Weather in Svalbard right now
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Svalbard and its neighbours
Largest cities in Svalbard
- Longyearbyen 2 368
- Sveagruva 300
- Barentsburg 297
- Nybyen 113
- Ny-Alesund 35
- Herwighamma 9
Nearby places
- Nybyen — 8.0 km
- Haugen — 8.5 km
- Longyearbyen — 8.9 km
- Grumantbyen — 17.2 km
- Sveagruva — 34.7 km
- Pyramiden — 56.3 km
Svalbard: clock, sun and surroundings
Svalbard follows Arctic/Longyearbyen, giving it a UTC+2 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? Yes.
Sun-up in Svalbard is 04:06 today and sun-down is 21:48. That gap holds 17 h 42 min of daylight.
The clock in nearby Nybyen and Haugen follows Svalbard.
Questions and answers
- Does Svalbard use the Arctic/Longyearbyen time zone?
- Yes, Svalbard uses Arctic/Longyearbyen, with an offset of +2.
- Is summer time applied in Svalbard?
- Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Svalbard?
- The sun sets in Svalbard at 21:48.