Current Time in Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
5:30:11 AM
05:30:11
CET (Central European Time) · UTC+01:00
Europe/Oslo
Time zone details
Kristiansand is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Kristiansand
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Norway
- Administrative area
- Agder
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Norwegian Krone (NOK)
Practical
- Country languages
- Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Dialing code
- +47
- Population
- 117,237
- Elevation
- Approximately 12 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 58° 08' N / 7° 59' E
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Kristiansand follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Oslo
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Kristiansand local time
Clock changes in Kristiansand
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 8 hr 16 min4 min 28 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 8 hr 16 min4 min 28 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (14.7° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Monday, November 9, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 hr 16 min | 4 min 28 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 8 hr 11 min | 4 min 25 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 8 hr 07 min | 4 min 23 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 8 hr 03 min | 4 min 20 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 7 hr 58 min | 4 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 7 hr 54 min | 4 min 13 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 7 hr 50 min | 4 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Kristiansand
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Plan around Kristiansand
Upcoming national public holidays in Norway
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
Kristiansand AirportKRSLarge airport · Serves Kristiansand(Kjevik)8.3 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · KRS / ENCN
About 8.3 km (5.2 mi) northeast of Kristiansand
Scheduled airline service in source data
Stavanger Airport, SolaSVGLarge airport · Serves Stavanger159 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · SVG / ENZV
About 159 km (98.9 mi) west-northwest of Kristiansand
Scheduled airline service in source data
Aalborg AirportAALLarge airport · Serves Aalborg, Denmark161 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · AAL / EKYT
About 161 km (99.9 mi) southeast of Kristiansand
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Kristiansand in?
- Kristiansand uses Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer. Its IANA time zone is Europe/Oslo.
- When is the next clock change in Kristiansand?
- Clocks in Kristiansand move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM, changing from CET (UTC+01:00) to CEST (UTC+02:00)
- Does Kristiansand observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Kristiansand observes daylight saving time: CEST (UTC+2) in summer and CET (UTC+1) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Kristiansand?
- Kristiansand is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer