Current Time in Kristiansand, Norway 🇳🇴
Lat/Long: 58.15° N, 8° E
County: Agder
Country: 🇳🇴 Norway
IANA Timezone: Europe/Oslo
Timezone: CET
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: CEST)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Norway: CET
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Norway: CEST
Time now in other cities in Norway:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Kristiansand
Sunrise
in Kristiansand
↑
4:29 AM
Sunset
in Kristiansand
↓
10:34 PM
Day Length
18h 04m
Dawn
in Kristiansand
3:12 AM
Dusk
in Kristiansand
11:49 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Kristiansand
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
99.1%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 23:53
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 05:10
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FAQ — Time in Kristiansand
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 00:22:23 in Kristiansand, Norway. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Kristiansand uses Europe/Oslo (CET) — UTC+01:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Europe/Oslo, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
Yes, Kristiansand observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks move forward by one hour in spring and back by one hour in autumn. During DST, the local abbreviation becomes CEST (UTC+02:00). Check the Norway public holiday calendar for the exact transition dates each year.
Kristiansand is currently +01:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Kristiansand's local time, use our time calculator.
In Norway, daylight saving time changes typically happen twice a year. Clocks shift forward by one hour in spring (entering daylight saving time) and shift back by one hour in autumn (returning to standard time). Exact dates vary; see the Norway calendar for this year's transition.