Los Angeles & Reykjavik Time Difference
🕐 Live Timezone Overlap: Los Angeles & Reykjavik
Meetings between Los Angeles and Reykjavik hinge on a 2-hour window each working day. Los Angeles sits 7 hours ahead of Reykjavik at the time of writing, which puts the comfortable overlap at 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Los Angeles time. Teams that work across these two cities tend to anchor their week-on-week sync into that block and push everything else to written updates. The widget below shows the exact mapping in both directions, including the small DST seasonal shift when one or both cities change clocks.
Time Difference: Los Angeles and Reykjavik
Reykjavik is currently 7 hours ahead of Los Angeles. The live offsets are Los Angeles UTC-7 and Reykjavik UTC+0. Los Angeles observes daylight saving and Reykjavik does not, so the offset shifts twice a year if both sides aren't already aligned.
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time, and Reykjavik does not. When either side switches, the offset shifts by an hour. The US and Europe also change clocks on different weekends, so for one week in spring and one in autumn the usual offset between US and European cities is off by an hour. Always confirm with the live tool above when you're scheduling a recurring meeting that spans a DST changeover.
Best Times to Meet
Inside the 2-hour overlap, the best slots depend on local culture. Los Angeles tends to favour mid-morning meetings; Reykjavik works 9am–6pm as a default. Aim for the middle of the window where neither side is just starting or wrapping up. Avoid Friday afternoons if the other party has a strong end-of-week culture, and skip lunchtime in whichever city is in the 12–2pm block.
Working Hours Overlap Explained
Los Angeles operates on America/Los_Angeles (currently UTC-7). Reykjavik operates on Atlantic/Reykjavik (currently UTC+0). The table below maps a standard 9:00 AM–6:00 PM day in Los Angeles to Reykjavik's local time.
| Los Angeles time | Reykjavik time | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Reykjavik in business hours |
| 10:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Reykjavik in business hours |
| 11:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Reykjavik wrapping up |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Reykjavik outside hours |
| 1:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Reykjavik outside hours |
| 2:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Reykjavik outside hours |
| 3:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Reykjavik outside hours |
| 4:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Reykjavik outside hours |
| 5:00 PM | 12:00 AM | Reykjavik outside hours |
| 6:00 PM | 1:00 AM | Reykjavik outside hours |
Tips for Scheduling Across Los Angeles and Reykjavik
- Aim for around 10:00 AM Los Angeles time: the middle of the overlap leaves room for both sides if the call runs long.
- Los Angeles observes daylight saving but Reykjavik does not, so your offset shifts twice a year. Lock recurring meetings to local time in the city that doesn't change clocks.
- Check Iceland's public holiday calendar in advance: a few national holidays shift entire working weeks.
- The 3-hour gap to New York means morning meetings on the East Coast are pre-work for LA.
- A 7-hour gap is workable but tight. Hold the live meeting for decisions; push status updates to written async.
Public Holidays and Working Weeks
USA runs a Monday–Friday working week with Independence Day (07-04) and Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November) among the key closures. Iceland's major holidays include a standard public holiday set. Cross-check both calendars when scheduling recurring meetings: a 30-minute call in one city's holiday week typically gets a much lower attendance rate than the same slot a week later.