Current time in United Kingdom
Local time in United Kingdom
The time in United Kingdom is 1 hour ahead of UTC and 5 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in United Kingdom
Current time |
7:24 a.m.
|
Daylight saving time | 1 hour |
Timezone | British Summer Time (BST) |
Olson timezone name | Europe/London |
Time difference | 5 hours ahead of Ashburn |
1 hour ahead of 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 2022 | March 27, 2022 Forward 1 hour |
DST Ends 2022 | Oct. 30, 2022 Backward 1 hour |
Next DST Start 2023 | March 26, 2023 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
has several timezones, the current time in some important cities in is shown below.