United Kingdom Time

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

Current timezone:

Current offset: UTC/GMT -04:00

Observe DST: Yes

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.

Map Of the United Kingdom

Key Cities in the United Kingdom with the same time:

London, Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Birmingham, Liberpool, Leicester, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Bradford, York, Edinbugh, Oxford, Cambridge

Timezone Abbreviations

BST - British Summer Time,

UTC - Universal Time Coordinate,

GMT - Greenwich Mean Time

United Kingdom (UK) Overview

Official Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Continent: Europe
Region: Northern Europe / British Isles
Area: 244,820 km² (approx.)
Capital: London
Largest City: London
Borders: Ireland (land border with Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland); surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, English Channel, and Irish Sea
Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP)
Calling code: +44
Internet top level domain: .uk
Latitude: 54.8°N, Longitude: 2.7°W
Population: ~67–68 million
Time Zone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0); British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) in summer