Istanbul to Skien: time difference
Skien is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 18:40 6:40 PM Skien 17:40 5:40 PM You –:–
18:40 6:40 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:18 · 🌙 18:22
17:40 5:40 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:04 · 🌙 18:12
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−1 h
Skien is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Skien are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇳🇴 Skien
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇳🇴 Skien |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:40 | 17:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Oslo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:18 | 08:04 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 5 min | 10 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 56,769 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Big time differences
Istanbul and Skien: common questions
How far behind Istanbul is Skien?
Skien is 1 hour behind Istanbul: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Skien when it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul?
When it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, it is 8:00 AM in Skien.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Skien?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Skien show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Skien from Istanbul?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Istanbul – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Skien – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Istanbul is it still yesterday in Skien?
Before 1:00 AM in Istanbul, the date in Skien has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Skien, it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Skien the same all year?
No. Only Skien switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Skien will be 2 hours behind Istanbul.
