What time is it in Iceland?

Iceland stays on UTC+0:00 all year. Its offset from UTC never moves, so its relationship to places that do change shifts twice a year instead — which is usually why someone checks. Right now it is on UTC, and 5 hours ahead of New York.

Reykjavik is 5 hours ahead of New York and 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles. 9am in New York is 2:00 pm in Reykjavik.

To convert a specific time rather than read the current one, the converter shows both directions with the next clock change for each.

The day is 6 hours 43 minutes long in Reykjavik, and losing 6 minutes a day. The sun peaks at 1:11 pm, 71 minutes after noon on the clock. A UTC offset is a promise that the sun is overhead at midday on one meridian, and Reykjavik sits 87 minutes of solar time west of UTC+0:00’s. The rest is the equation of time, which swings about a quarter of an hour either way across the year.

At this latitude the year is extreme: Reykjavik gets 21 hours 9 minutes of daylight at the June solstice and 4 hours 7 minutes at the December one — 17 hours 2 minutes between them. Clock time matters less here than almost anywhere, because for months at a stretch it is either light or dark whatever the clock says.

Iceland’s offset has not moved once since 1970 — no daylight saving, and no change of zone.

On UTC+0:00 right now, the same clock as Iceland: