Time ZonesAbout this time zone
Scoresbysund is one of the 4 time zone areas of Greenland. Computers and phones know it by the zone name America/Scoresbysund. Its time is UTC−2 in January and UTC−1 in July, because the clocks are changed during the year. Compared with India (IST), it is 7 hours 30 minutes behind India in January and 6 hours 30 minutes behind India in July.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
Scoresbysund changes its clocks during the year. These are the changes for 2026 and 2027, worked out from the rules in the IANA time zone database.
| Clock change (local time) | New offset |
|---|---|
| Saturday 28 March 2026: at 11:00 pm clocks go forward 1 hour to 12:00 am | UTC−1 |
| Sunday 25 October 2026: at 12:00 am clocks go back 1 hour to 11:00 pm | UTC−2 |
| Saturday 27 March 2027: at 11:00 pm clocks go forward 1 hour to 12:00 am | UTC−1 |
| Sunday 31 October 2027: at 12:00 am clocks go back 1 hour to 11:00 pm | UTC−2 |
Governments sometimes change these rules at short notice. Check an official source before fixing travel or meetings far ahead.
Counting from those dates, the clocks in Scoresbysund stay forward for 210 days, from 28 March 2026 to 25 October 2026. That is about 30 weeks, or 58% of a year, on UTC−1 and the rest on UTC−2.
Time difference with major cities
| When it is 12:00 noon in Scoresbysund, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 7:30 pm7 hours 30 minutes ahead | 6:30 pm6 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| United Kingdom | 2:00 pm2 hours ahead | 2:00 pm2 hours ahead |
| France | 3:00 pm3 hours ahead | 3:00 pm3 hours ahead |
| New York, United States | 9:00 am3 hours behind | 9:00 am3 hours behind |
| Chicago, United States | 8:00 am4 hours behind | 8:00 am4 hours behind |
| Los Angeles, United States | 6:00 am6 hours behind | 6:00 am6 hours behind |
| United Arab Emirates | 6:00 pm6 hours ahead | 5:00 pm5 hours ahead |
| Singapore | 10:00 pm10 hours ahead | 9:00 pm9 hours ahead |
| Japan | 11:00 pm11 hours ahead | 10:00 pm10 hours ahead |
| Sydney, Australia | 1:00 am next day13 hours ahead | 11:00 pm11 hours ahead |
The table uses the offsets in force in mid January and mid July 2026. Use the converter for any other date.
Office hours shared with other places
If both sides work from 9 am to 6 pm, these are the hours when a call falls inside the working day at both ends. Times are for Scoresbysund.
- With India, in January: 9:00 am to 10:30 am here, which is 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm in India (1 hour 30 minutes shared). In July: 9:00 am to 11:30 am here, which is 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm in India (2 hours 30 minutes shared).
- With London, all year: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm here, which is 11:00 am to 6:00 pm in London (7 hours shared).
- With New York, all year: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in New York (6 hours shared).
Places with exactly the same time
These zones show the same time as Scoresbysund through the whole year: Nuuk, Greenland.
The clock above uses your device's clock and the time zone rules built into your browser. Rules on this page: IANA time zone database 2026f. See About and data sources.