Reykjavik & Amsterdam Time Difference
🕐 Live Timezone Overlap: Reykjavik & Amsterdam
Meetings between Reykjavik and Amsterdam hinge on a 7-hour window each working day. Reykjavik sits 2 hours ahead of Amsterdam at the time of writing, which puts the comfortable overlap at 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Reykjavik 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: Reykjavik and Amsterdam
Amsterdam is currently 2 hours ahead of Reykjavik. The live offsets are Reykjavik UTC+0 and Amsterdam UTC+2. Reykjavik does not observe daylight saving and Amsterdam observes daylight saving, so the offset shifts twice a year if both sides aren't already aligned.
Reykjavik does not observe DST, and Amsterdam also observes DST. 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 7-hour overlap, the best slots depend on local culture. Reykjavik tends to favour mid-morning meetings; Amsterdam 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
Reykjavik operates on Atlantic/Reykjavik (currently UTC+0). Amsterdam operates on Europe/Amsterdam (currently UTC+2). The table below maps a standard 9:00 AM–6:00 PM day in Reykjavik to Amsterdam's local time.
| Reykjavik time | Amsterdam time | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Amsterdam in business hours |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Amsterdam in business hours |
| 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Amsterdam in business hours |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Amsterdam in business hours |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Amsterdam in business hours |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Amsterdam in business hours |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Amsterdam in business hours |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Amsterdam wrapping up |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Amsterdam outside hours |
| 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Amsterdam outside hours |
Tips for Scheduling Across Reykjavik and Amsterdam
- Aim for around 12:30 PM Reykjavik time: the middle of the overlap leaves room for both sides if the call runs long.
- Amsterdam observes daylight saving but Reykjavik does not, so your offset shifts twice a year. Lock recurring meetings to local time in Reykjavik.
- Watch Amsterdam's holiday calendar: King's Day (04-27) takes most offices offline, so plan key meetings around it.
- Send each invite with both cities' local times in the description so neither party has to do the conversion mid-day.
- The gap is small enough that most teams keep one shared calendar in Reykjavik time and convert mentally.
Public Holidays and Working Weeks
Iceland runs a Monday–Friday working week with a standard public holiday calendar among the key closures. Netherlands's major holidays include King's Day (04-27) and Liberation Day (05-05). 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.