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Buskerud, Norway

Buskerud follows Norway’s national clock: Central European Time during the standard-time season and Central European Summer Time while daylight saving is observed.

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Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+2 · Europe/Oslo

Time and sun data for Berger — the largest city of Buskerud

The sun in Berger

Sunrise 06:22 Solar noon 13:19 Sunset 20:16 Daylight 13 h 54 min Night 10 h 06 min Civil twilight 05:39 – 20:59

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Current time in Buskerud, Norway

There is one official time throughout Buskerud. The county uses CET, corresponding to UTC+1, as standard time. During the daylight-saving period it uses CEST, corresponding to UTC+2. Drammen, Kongsberg, Hønefoss, Gol, Geilo, and the county’s smaller communities all change their clocks together. A trip from the lowlands beside the Drammensfjord to the mountain districts therefore involves no time-zone adjustment.

Norway’s shared time system also makes regional planning straightforward. A departure displayed in Buskerud can be read directly against an appointment in Oslo, Bergen, or another mainland Norwegian destination, although journey times naturally vary.

Buskerud has enough valleys to make a road indirect, but not enough time zones to make the timetable mysterious.

From Drammen to the mountain towns

Buskerud stretches from urban areas near Oslo toward broad valleys and mountain landscapes. Drammen is its principal city and an important transport center. Kongsberg is another prominent city, while Hønefoss serves the Ringerike area.

Places commonly used when checking local time or daylight include: Drammen, near the Drammensfjord Kongsberg, west of Drammen Hønefoss, in Ringerike Gol, in Hallingdal Geilo, a mountain resort community

The same clock applies in every location, but local conditions can feel quite different. Mountains may hide the sun after the calculated sunrise or before the calculated sunset, especially where a settlement sits deep in a valley.

Understanding sunrise in Buskerud

Sunrise and sunset vary strongly with the season. Summer daylight lasts well into the evening, whereas winter offers a much shorter span between dawn and dusk. Buskerud remains south of the Arctic Circle, so the sun still rises and sets throughout the year.

A calculated sunrise marks when the Sun’s upper edge reaches an ideal horizon. It does not promise that sunshine will immediately reach every street, farm, or ski trail. Ridges, forest, cloud, and surrounding buildings can delay the first visible rays.

For practical planning, select the nearest town and confirm the date. A result for Drammen may not accurately describe the visible sunrise in a mountain valley near Geilo. The official clock remains identical; what changes is the Sun’s position and the landscape between the observer and the horizon.

Questions and answers

What time zone does Buskerud use?: It uses CET as standard time and CEST when daylight saving time is active.
Is Drammen ahead of Hønefoss?: No. Both places keep exactly the same official time.
Does a sunrise time account for mountains?: Usually not fully. Published calculations use an astronomical horizon, while nearby terrain can delay visible sunlight.