Greenland
Time now in Nuuk
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 10:24Time zone UTC −1
Time zone
America/Nuuk
UTC offset
UTC −1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
14,798
Sunrise
06:36
Sunset
10:24
Day length
15h 48m
Coordinates
64.18, -51.72
Time difference from Nuuk
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Nuuk right now.
Nuuk on the map
About the time in Nuuk
Nuuk runs on America/Nuuk, which puts the city UTC −1 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 14,798 people live in Nuuk, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Nuuk sits at latitude 64.18, in the high-latitude band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 15h 48m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Nuuk
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Nuuk?
- Nuuk is UTC −1 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Nuuk change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 24 October 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Nuuk today?
- Sunrise is at 06:36 and sunset at 10:24, giving 15h 48m of daylight.
- What time is it in Nuuk right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Nuuk, updating every second from America/Nuuk (UTC −1).
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