Right now, local time in Akureyri is 13:10 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Akureyri ranks #28352 worldwide by population and #5 in Iceland.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 57m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Day length
- 7h 36m
- Solar noon
- 12:57
- Daylight range
- 3h 04m (winter) – 23h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Akureyri — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 65.6835° N, 18.0878° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northeast
- Country
- 🇮🇸 Iceland
- Population
- 19,219 · #28352 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Akureyri through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 65.68° S, 161.91° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bluff, New Zealand, 2,156 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Akureyri today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:11
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:57
- Asr
- 14:14
- Maghrib
- 16:42
- Isha
- 19:29
- Qibla direction
- 110.8° from north (ESE (111°))
Full prayer timetable for Akureyri — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Akureyri sits in the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 7h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 35 cities we cover in Iceland.
Akureyri's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 1,873 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,406 km off. Its position on the globe is 65.68° N, 18.09° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 05:10 | −8h |
| Chicago | 07:10 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 10:10 | −3h |
| London | 13:10 | same time |
| Paris | 14:10 | +1h |
| Moscow | 16:10 | +3h |
| Dubai | 17:10 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 18:40 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:10 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 21:10 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 22:10 | +9h |
| Sydney | 00:10 | +11h |
Best time to call Akureyri
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Akureyri local time:
Cities sharing Akureyri's time zone
Other cities in Iceland
- Reykjavík13:10
- Kópavogur13:10
- Hafnarfjörður13:10
- Reykjanesbær13:10
- Keflavík13:10
- Mosfellsbær13:10
- Garðabær13:10
- Selfoss13:10
- Akranes13:10
- Seltjarnarnes13:10
- Vestmannaeyjar13:10
- Norðurþing13:10
Distances from Akureyri
| London | 1,873 km | SE (139°) |
| Paris | 2,215 km | SE (138°) |
| Moscow | 3,101 km | E (84°) |
| Chicago | 4,928 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 6,706 km | E (94°) |
| Los Angeles | 7,033 km | WNW (294°) |
| Mumbai | 8,129 km | E (81°) |
| Tokyo | 8,581 km | NNE (18°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,434 km | NE (43°) |
| São Paulo | 10,215 km | SSW (206°) |
| Singapore | 11,265 km | ENE (60°) |
| Sydney | 16,406 km | NNE (17°) |
Cities near Akureyri
- Dalvík38 km · 13:10
- Laugar33 km · 13:10
- Norðurþing52 km · 13:10
- Siglufjörður64 km · 13:10
- Sauðárkrókur71 km · 13:10
- Hvolsvöllur238 km · 13:10
- Vestmannaeyjar270 km · 13:10
- Höfn209 km · 13:10
FAQ
What time is it in Akureyri right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Akureyri (Iceland), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Akureyri in?
Akureyri runs on the Atlantic/Reykjavik IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Akureyri observe daylight saving time?
Akureyri does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Akureyri today?
Akureyri sees sunrise at 09:09 and sunset at 16:45 today, giving 7h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Akureyri tonight?
The moon phase over Akureyri tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Akureyri?
The antipode of Akureyri — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 65.68° S, 161.91° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bluff, New Zealand, roughly 2,156 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Akureyri?
Akureyri lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Akureyri?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Akureyri, clocks run about 57 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.