Time in Svalbard
However, as Svalbard experiences midnight sun during the summer due to being located north of the Arctic Circle, it gives daylight saving time no utility, and is only observed in order to make communicating with Norway Proper more convenient.
[7] As Svalbard experiences midnight sun during summer, it gives daylight saving time no utility, and is only observed in order to make communicating with Norway Proper more convenient.
[4] Most of Svalbard lies within the geographical UTC+01:00 offset (also known as zone "Alpha"), including the only permanently-populated island of Spitsbergen.
Places located west of 22.5° East, including the western half of Nordaustlandet, are in the geographical UTC+02:00 offset ("Bravo").
[8][9][10] As Svalbard is located north of the Arctic Circle, it experiences midnight sun during summer and polar night during winter.
| Light Blue | Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC ) |
| Blue | Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC ) |
| Western European Summer Time / British Summer Time / Irish Standard Time ( UTC+1 ) | |
| Red | Central European Time ( UTC+1 ) |
| Central European Summer Time ( UTC+2 ) | |
| Yellow | Eastern European Time / Kaliningrad Time ( UTC+2 ) |
| Ochre | Eastern European Time ( UTC+2 ) |
| Eastern European Summer Time ( UTC+3 ) | |
| Green | Moscow Time / Turkey Time ( UTC+3 ) |
| Turquoise | Armenia Time / Azerbaijan Time / Georgia Time / Samara Time ( UTC+4 ) |
▉ ▉ ▉ Dark colours: Summer time observed