United Kingdom Time

What is the time in United Kingdom in minutes and seconds now?

10:10:02 PM

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Current timezone: Greenwich Mean Time

Current offset: UTC/GMT -05:00

Observe DST: No

DST starts on: Sunday, March 29, 2026

DST ends on: Sunday, October 25, 2026

Europe/London is 8 hours ahead of America/Los_Angeles time.

Is it BST or GMT?

British Summer Time (BST) begins in the United Kingdom on the last Sunday of March and concludes on the last Sunday of October (UTC +1). This is due to the fact that during the warmer months, clocks are advanced so that darkness falls later.

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is observed for the rest of the year (UTC +0). The time will be set back one hour from 02:00 to 01:00.

The IANA time zone identifier for United Kingdom is Europe/London.

Timezone Abbreviations

BST - British Summer Time,

UTC - Universal Time Coordinate,

GMT - Greenwich Mean Time