Current Time in Skien, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
9:32:01 PM
21:32:01
CET (Central European Time) · UTC+01:00
Europe/Oslo
Time zone details
Skien is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Skien
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Norway
- Administrative area
- Telemark
- 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
- 50,595
- Elevation
- Approximately 27 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 59° 12' N / 9° 36' E
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Skien follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Oslo
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Skien local time
Clock changes in Skien
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
- 9 hr 14 min5 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 14 min5 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (18.0° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Full Moon (98% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Full Moon — Monday, October 26, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Third Quarter — Sunday, November 1, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 14 min | 5 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 09 min | 5 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 04 min | 5 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 8 hr 59 min | 5 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 8 hr 54 min | 5 min shorter than the previous day | |||
| 8 hr 49 min | 4 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 8 hr 44 min | 4 min 58 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Skien
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Plan around Skien
Upcoming national public holidays in Norway
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Skien, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Sandefjord Airport, TorpTRFLarge airport · Serves Sandefjord(Torp)37.1 km east
Source: OurAirports record · TRF / ENTO
About 37.1 km (23.1 mi) east of Skien
Scheduled airline service in source data
Oslo-Gardermoen International AirportOSLLarge airport · Serves Oslo (Gardermoen)138 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · OSL / ENGM
About 138 km (85.6 mi) northeast of Skien
Scheduled airline service in source data
Kristiansand AirportKRSLarge airport · Serves Kristiansand(Kjevik)142 km southwest
Source: OurAirports record · KRS / ENCN
About 142 km (88.4 mi) southwest of Skien
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Skien in?
- Skien 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 Skien?
- Clocks in Skien 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 Skien observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Skien observes daylight saving time: CEST (UTC+2) in summer and CET (UTC+1) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Skien?
- Skien is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer