Time ZonesWhat UTC−2 means
A clock set to UTC−2 shows UTC minus 2 hours. When it is 12:00 noon UTC, it is 10:00 am here. Compared with India (UTC+5:30) it is 7 hours 30 minutes behind.
Converting to and from UTC−2
To turn UTC into this time, subtract 2 hours. To go back to UTC, add the same amount. Three examples: 6:00 am UTC is 4:00 am here; 3:00 pm UTC is 1:00 pm here; 9:00 am here is 11:00 am UTC. The calendar date changes whenever the sum passes midnight.
Where UTC−2 sits on the map
The Earth turns 15 degrees of longitude every hour. The line where the sun-time matches UTC−2 exactly is 30° west. The places that use it are spread much wider than that one line. Of the main cities listed below, Saint-Pierre (56.2° west) is the farthest west and Grytviken (36.5° west) the farthest east. By the sun they are about 1 hour 19 minutes apart, yet their clocks agree.
Who is on UTC−2, and when
1 zone area in 1 country keeps UTC−2 through the whole year. The towns of 15,000 or more there hold about 2 people (GeoNames figures). 2 more zone areas are on it for only part of the year: for 1 of them it is the standard (winter) time and for 1 it is the moved (summer) time. That is why the number of people on UTC−2 rises and falls with the seasons.
Noon at UTC−2 elsewhere
When a clock on UTC−2 shows 12:00 noon, it is 7:30 pm in India; 2:00 pm in London in January and 3:00 pm in July; 9:00 am in New York in January and 10:00 am in July; 11:00 pm in Tokyo. For any other place or date, use the converter.
Largest cities on this time
Nuuk, Saint-Pierre, Grytviken.
All year
These places keep UTC−2 through the whole year.
Part of the year
These places are on UTC−2 for part of the year and move their clocks for the rest. Open one for its dates.
Neighbouring offsets: UTC−3, UTC−2:30, UTC−1, UTC. All UTC offsets.