Time zone in Stockholm
Stockholm is on Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and switches to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Europe/Stockholm: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Clock changes in Stockholm:
- 2026: forward 1 h on Sunday, March 29, 2026 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM), then back 1 h on Sunday, October 25, 2026 (3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM).
- 2027: forward 1 h on Sunday, March 28, 2027 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM), then back 1 h on Sunday, October 31, 2027 (3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM).
Stockholm follows the European rule: clocks go forward on the last Sunday of March and back on the last Sunday of October, at 01:00 UTC, the same instant everywhere in Europe.
By the sun, noon in Stockholm falls at about 11:48 AM in winter and 12:48 PM in summer (on average over the year). The city lies at 18.07° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Stockholm.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Stockholm, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 6:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 3:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| London | 11:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| Paris | 12:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| Tokyo | 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sydney | 10:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
The gap with Tokyo changes by one hour during the year, because Stockholm changes its clocks and this city does not. With Sydney, the gap is not the same in January and July: the clocks change at other times of the year there. With New York and Los Angeles, the gap is the same in January and July but one hour different for 21 days a year, because the clocks do not change on the same dates.
Best time to call Stockholm from New York
To reach someone at work in Stockholm from New York, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in New York, which is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Stockholm.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.