Current time in United Kingdom
Local time in United Kingdom
The time in United Kingdom is has the same time as UTC and 5 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is no daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in United Kingdom
| Current time |
8:45 a.m.
|
| Timezone | Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) |
| Olson timezone name | Europe/London |
| Time difference | 5 hours ahead of Ashburn |
| same time as UTC |
United Kingdom Daylight Saving time (DST)
United Kingdom uses Daylight Savings time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in United Kingdom.
| DST Started 2020 | March 29, 2020 Forward 1 hour |
| DST Ends 2121 | Oct. 31, 2021 Backward 1 hour |
| Next DST Start 2121 | March 28, 2021 Forward 1 hour |
United Kingdom
As Greenwich is a British city it is no surprise that the United Kingdom uses GMT. UTC +0000 is perfect for the United Kingdom. UK’s Latitude is 54° 00’ N meaning the country has a use for daylight savings time. During the summer British Summer Time BST is used. BST is UTC +0100.
Important cities in United Kingdom
The current time in some important cities in United Kingdom is shown below.