Right now, local time in Gävle is 16:16 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gävle ranks #8360 worldwide by population and #18 in Sweden.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Stockholm GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 24m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Day length
- 8h 33m
- Solar noon
- 11:36
- Daylight range
- 5h 39m (winter) – 19h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gävle — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gävle through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 60.67° S, 162.86° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 2,070 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gävle today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:52
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Dhuhr
- 11:36
- Asr
- 13:20
- Maghrib
- 15:50
- Isha
- 18:08
- Qibla direction
- 147.8° from north (SSE (148°))
Full prayer timetable for Gävle — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gävle sits in the Europe/Stockholm time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 8h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 832 cities we cover in Sweden.
Gävle's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,311 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,594 km off. Its position on the globe is 60.67° N, 17.14° E, 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 | 07:16 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:16 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:16 | −4h |
| London | 15:16 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:16 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:16 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:16 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:46 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:16 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:16 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:16 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:16 | +10h |
Best time to call Gävle
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gävle local time:
Cities sharing Gävle's time zone
- StockholmSE
- GothenburgSE
- MalmöSE
- UppsalaSE
- LinköpingSE
- ÖrebroSE
- SollentunaSE
- UmeåSE
Other cities in Sweden
- Stockholm16:16
- Gothenburg16:16
- Malmö16:16
- Uppsala16:16
- Linköping16:16
- Örebro16:16
- Sollentuna16:16
- Umeå16:16
- Västerås16:16
- Södermalm16:16
- Jönköping16:16
- Helsingborg16:16
Distances from Gävle
| Moscow | 1,311 km | ESE (106°) |
| London | 1,470 km | SW (234°) |
| Paris | 1,613 km | SW (222°) |
| Dubai | 4,884 km | SE (126°) |
| Mumbai | 6,336 km | ESE (111°) |
| Chicago | 6,752 km | NW (304°) |
| Tokyo | 8,102 km | NE (46°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,228 km | ENE (73°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,729 km | NW (324°) |
| Singapore | 9,696 km | E (92°) |
| São Paulo | 10,966 km | WSW (236°) |
| Sydney | 15,594 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near Gävle
FAQ
What time is it in Gävle right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gävle (Sweden), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gävle in?
Gävle runs on the Europe/Stockholm IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gävle observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gävle today?
Gävle sees sunrise at 07:19 and sunset at 15:52 today, giving 8h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gävle tonight?
The moon phase over Gävle tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gävle?
The antipode of Gävle — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 60.67° S, 162.86° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 2,070 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gävle?
Gävle lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gävle?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gävle, clocks run about 24 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.