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In Iceland, there is only one time zone in use: Greenwich Mean Time, GMT (UTC+00). Time in Iceland does not change because it does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
For comparing the current time in Iceland and United Kingdom or any other country combination, visit time comparison. For an introduction to UTC and world time, read UTC by country. Time changes in Iceland are shown below by city, state or region.
| Regions | Standard Time | Daylight Saving Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time GMT (UTC+00) | UTC+00 all year long | No Daylight Saving Time | |||||||
The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
| Year | Time zone Abbreviation | UTC Offset | Time zone Name | Daylight Saving Time | Begins (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | GMT | UTC+00 | Greenwich Mean Time | no | Sunday, April 7 1968, 01:00 AM |
| 1967 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 29 1967, 02:00 AM | |
| 1967 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 2 1967, 01:00 AM | |
| 1966 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 23 1966, 02:00 AM | |
| 1966 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 3 1966, 01:00 AM | |
| 1965 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 24 1965, 02:00 AM | |
| 1965 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 4 1965, 01:00 AM | |
| 1964 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 25 1964, 02:00 AM | |
| 1964 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 5 1964, 01:00 AM | |
| 1963 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 27 1963, 02:00 AM | |
| 1963 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 7 1963, 01:00 AM | |
| 1962 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 28 1962, 02:00 AM | |
| 1962 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 1 1962, 01:00 AM | |
| 1961 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 22 1961, 02:00 AM | |
| 1961 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 2 1961, 01:00 AM | |
| 1960 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 23 1960, 02:00 AM | |
| 1960 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 3 1960, 01:00 AM | |
| 1959 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 25 1959, 02:00 AM | |
| 1959 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 5 1959, 01:00 AM | |
| 1958 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 26 1958, 02:00 AM | |
| 1958 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 6 1958, 01:00 AM | |
| 1957 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 27 1957, 02:00 AM | |
| 1957 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 7 1957, 01:00 AM | |
| 1956 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 28 1956, 02:00 AM | |
| 1956 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 1 1956, 01:00 AM | |
| 1955 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 23 1955, 02:00 AM | |
| 1955 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 3 1955, 01:00 AM | |
| 1954 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 24 1954, 02:00 AM | |
| 1954 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 4 1954, 01:00 AM | |
| 1953 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 25 1953, 02:00 AM | |
| 1953 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 5 1953, 01:00 AM | |
| 1952 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 26 1952, 02:00 AM | |
| 1952 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 6 1952, 01:00 AM | |
| 1951 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 28 1951, 02:00 AM | |
| 1951 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 1 1951, 01:00 AM | |
| 1950 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 22 1950, 02:00 AM | |
| 1950 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 2 1950, 01:00 AM | |
| 1949 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 30 1949, 02:00 AM | |
| 1949 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 3 1949, 01:00 AM | |
| 1948 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 24 1948, 02:00 AM | |
| 1948 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 4 1948, 01:00 AM | |
| 1947 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 26 1947, 02:00 AM | |
| 1947 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 6 1947, 01:00 AM | |
| 1946 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 27 1946, 02:00 AM | |
| 1946 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, March 3 1946, 01:00 AM | |
| 1945 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 28 1945, 02:00 AM | |
| 1945 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, March 4 1945, 01:00 AM | |
| 1944 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 22 1944, 02:00 AM | |
| 1944 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, March 5 1944, 01:00 AM | |
| 1943 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 24 1943, 02:00 AM | |
| 1943 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, March 7 1943, 01:00 AM | |
| 1942 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 25 1942, 02:00 AM | |
| 1942 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, March 8 1942, 01:00 AM | |
| 1941 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, November 2 1941, 02:00 AM | |
| 1941 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, March 2 1941, 01:00 AM | |
| 1940 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, November 3 1940, 02:00 AM | |
| 1940 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, February 25 1940, 02:00 AM | |
| 1939 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 29 1939, 02:00 AM | |
| 1939 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, April 30 1939, 11:00 PM | |
| 1921 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Thursday, June 23 1921, 01:00 AM | |
| 1921 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Sunday, March 20 1921, 11:00 PM | |
| 1919 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, November 16 1919, 01:00 AM | |
| 1919 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Thursday, February 20 1919, 11:00 PM | |
| 1918 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Saturday, November 16 1918, 01:00 AM | |
| 1918 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Wednesday, February 20 1918, 11:00 PM | |
| 1917 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Sunday, October 21 1917, 01:00 AM | |
| 1917 | ISST | UTC+00 | yes | Tuesday, February 20 1917, 11:00 PM | |
| 1908 | IST | UTC-01 | no | Wednesday, January 1 1908, 12:00 AM | |
| 1901 | LMT | UTC-01:28 | no | Friday, December 13 1901, 07:17 PM |