AltaNorway
Current time in Alta, Norway
Monday, 31 August 2026
Central European Summer TimeUTC+02:00
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- Country
- Norway
- Location
- City in Finnmark
- Time zone
Europe/Oslo- UTC offset now
UTC+02:00- Current zone label
- CEST
- Next clock change
- 25 October 2026 at 02:00 CET
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Weather in Alta
Conditions near Alta and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Fog
- Feels like
- 9°C
- Humidity
- 98%
- Wind
- 10.1 km/h N
- Recent precipitation
- 0.1 mm
3-day forecast
- Light drizzle10°C to 12°C89% chance of precipitationWind up to 11.9 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby10°C to 12°C88% chance of precipitationWind up to 7.2 km/h
- Light rain shower9°C to 11°C91% chance of precipitationWind up to 12.6 km/h
Forecast valid from 19:15 local time. Updated 2026-08-31T17:32:00.608Z; refresh due by 2026-08-31T17:47:00.608Z.
Time-zone identity for Alta
- IANA zone
Europe/Oslo- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00
- Current zone label
- CEST
- Clock-change status
- An offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Alta is currently 2 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Next clock change in Alta
This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Alta
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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.
Location context
About Alta
Location details for Alta in Finnmark, Norway.
- Administrative area
- Finnmark, Norway
- Population
- 15,094
- Coordinates
- 69.9689° N, 23.2717° E. The elevation is 65 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Alta
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Alta. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- TromsdalenTroms, Norway167 km west
Europe/OsloSame local time→ - TromsøTroms, Norway169 km west
Europe/OsloSame local time→ - HarstadTroms, Norway294 km southwest
Europe/OsloSame local time→ - BodøNordland, Norway467 km southwest
Europe/OsloSame local time→ - Mo i RanaNordland, Norway554 km southwest
Europe/OsloSame local time→ - LevangerTrøndelag, Norway864 km southwest
Europe/OsloSame local time→
Sources for Alta time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
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- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · AccessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.