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Thursday, 16 July 2026

Nuuk, Greenland · America/Nuuk · UTC-01:00

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Time-zone identity for Nuuk

IANA zone
America/Nuuk
UTC offset now
UTC-01:00
Current zone label
GMT-1
Clock-change status
An offset change was found in the next 370 days.

Nuuk is currently 1 hour behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.

Next clock change in Nuuk

UTC-02:00UTC-02:00

This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.

Weather now

Weather in Nuuk

Conditions near Nuuk and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.

13°C

Overcast

Feels like
13°C
Humidity
58%
Wind
9.7 km/h W
Recent precipitation
0 mm

3-day forecast

  1. Partly Cloudy7°C to 13°C23% chance of precipitationWind up to 20.9 km/h
  2. Patchy rain nearby7°C to 9°C89% chance of precipitationWind up to 19.8 km/h
  3. Fog7°C to 9°C92% chance of precipitationWind up to 20.2 km/h

Forecast valid from 22:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:12:58.489Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:27:58.489Z.

Time-zone history

UTC offset changes for Nuuk

A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Nuuk, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.

Previous 5 years

  1. UTC-01:00 UTC-01:00UTC offset decreased by
  2. UTC-02:00 UTC-02:00UTC offset decreased by
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  8. UTC-02:00 UTC-02:00UTC offset decreased by
  9. UTC-03:00 UTC-03:00UTC offset decreased by

Next 5 years

  1. UTC-02:00 UTC-02:00UTC offset decreased by
  2. UTC-01:00 UTC-01:00UTC offset decreased by
  3. UTC-02:00 UTC-02:00UTC offset decreased by
  4. UTC-01:00 UTC-01:00UTC offset decreased by
  5. UTC-02:00 UTC-02:00UTC offset decreased by
  6. UTC-01:00 UTC-01:00UTC offset decreased by
  7. UTC-02:00 UTC-02:00UTC offset decreased by
  8. UTC-01:00 UTC-01:00UTC offset decreased by
  9. UTC-02:00 UTC-02:00UTC offset decreased by
  10. UTC-01:00 UTC-01:00UTC offset decreased by

Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.

Sun and Moon today

Sun and Moon in Nuuk

Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/Nuuk local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.

Sun

Sunrise
04:43
Sunset
00:24
Solar noon
14:33
Civil twilight
Not observed on this date–Not observed on this date

Moon

Moonrise
08:10
Moonset
00:44
Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
6%

Capital city context

About Nuuk, capital of Greenland

Nuuk is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Greenland. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.

Capital status
Capital of Greenland
Administrative area
Sermersooq, Greenland
Population
14,798
Coordinates
64.1835° N, 51.7216° W. The elevation is 5 metres.

Country context

Greenland at a glance

Country information for Greenland. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.

Capital
Nuuk is the listed capital.
Country codes
GL · GRL · 304
Population
56,025
Currency
Danish Krone (DKK)
Calling code
+299
Languages
Kalaallisut, Danish (Greenland), and English
Time zones represented
1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: America/Nuuk.

Nearby city clocks

Cities near Nuuk

Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Nuuk. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.

Data and methodology

The current time is calculated for America/Nuuk when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 3421319 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.

Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:12:58.470Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:12:58.489Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:12:58.488Z

View calculation details and sources
  • GeoNames cities15000
    GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessed
    Place and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
  • IANA Time Zone Database
    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessed
    Time-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
    Unicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessed
    English display names for countries, currencies and languages.
  • Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
    United States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessed
    Daily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
  • Weather and Geolocation API
    WeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessed
    Current weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.