Right now, local time in Kópavogur is 14:01 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kópavogur ranks #15083 worldwide by population and #2 in Iceland.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 72m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Day length
- 7h 56m
- Solar noon
- 13:12
- Daylight range
- 4h 09m (winter) – 21h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kópavogur — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 64.1123° N, 21.9130° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Capital Region
- Country
- 🇮🇸 Iceland
- Population
- 40,040 · #15083 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kópavogur through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 64.11° S, 158.09° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bluff, New Zealand, 2,046 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kópavogur today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:28
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Dhuhr
- 13:12
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:08
- Isha
- 19:44
- Qibla direction
- 106.1° from north (ESE (106°))
Full prayer timetable for Kópavogur — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kópavogur sits in the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 7h 56m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 35 cities we cover in Iceland.
Kópavogur's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 1,886 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,619 km off. Its position on the globe is 64.11° N, 21.91° 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 | 06:01 | −8h |
| Chicago | 08:01 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:01 | −3h |
| London | 14:01 | same time |
| Paris | 15:01 | +1h |
| Moscow | 17:01 | +3h |
| Dubai | 18:01 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 19:31 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:01 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 22:01 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 23:01 | +9h |
| Sydney | 01:01 | +11h |
Best time to call Kópavogur
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kópavogur local time:
Cities sharing Kópavogur's time zone
Other cities in Iceland
- Reykjavík14:01
- Hafnarfjörður14:01
- Reykjanesbær14:01
- Akureyri14:01
- Keflavík14:01
- Mosfellsbær14:01
- Garðabær14:01
- Selfoss14:01
- Akranes14:01
- Seltjarnarnes14:01
- Vestmannaeyjar14:01
- Norðurþing14:01
Distances from Kópavogur
| London | 1,886 km | SE (128°) |
| Paris | 2,229 km | SE (128°) |
| Moscow | 3,307 km | ENE (78°) |
| Chicago | 4,754 km | W (271°) |
| Dubai | 6,881 km | E (90°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,934 km | WNW (292°) |
| Mumbai | 8,339 km | ENE (77°) |
| Tokyo | 8,800 km | NNE (15°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,684 km | NE (40°) |
| São Paulo | 9,981 km | SSW (203°) |
| Singapore | 11,510 km | ENE (57°) |
| Sydney | 16,619 km | NNE (11°) |
Cities near Kópavogur
- Garðabær3 km · 14:01
- Reykjavík3 km · 14:01
- Hafnarfjörður5 km · 14:01
- Seltjarnarnes6 km · 14:01
- Álftanes5 km · 14:01
- Mosfellsbær12 km · 14:01
- Akranes25 km · 14:01
- Borgarnes47 km · 14:01
FAQ
What time is it in Kópavogur right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kópavogur (Iceland), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kópavogur in?
Kópavogur runs on the Atlantic/Reykjavik IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Kópavogur observe daylight saving time?
Kópavogur does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kópavogur today?
Kópavogur sees sunrise at 09:14 and sunset at 17:10 today, giving 7h 56m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kópavogur tonight?
The moon phase over Kópavogur tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kópavogur?
The antipode of Kópavogur — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 64.11° S, 158.09° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Bluff, New Zealand, roughly 2,046 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kópavogur?
Kópavogur lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kópavogur?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kópavogur, clocks run about 72 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.