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Leicester, Vereinigtes Königreich
02:57:53 AMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Europe/London

Leicester
City and unitary authority in England
Aktuelle Ortszeit
02:57:53 AM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Zeitzone
BST
Europe/London · UTC+01:00
Nächster Feiertag
Early May Bank Holiday
Montag, 4. Mai 2026 · Public
Geschäftsüberschneidung jetzt
0 / 7
Reference markets are overlapping with Leicester right now
Nächster Flughafen
EMA
East Midlands Airport · 25 km
Indexierte Flughäfen
15
Curated airport references available for Vereinigtes Königreich
Snapshot at render time: 02:57:53 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Leicester (UTC+01:00, BST).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
7°C, Clear sky
Feels like 3°C · Humidity 74% · Wind 14 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:36 AM to 08:27 PM
Day length 14h 51m · Solar noon 01:02 PM
Next country holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
Montag, 4. Mai 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Leicester local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Islamic New Year (Muharram) 2026
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48 days to go
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religiousFreitag, 1. Mai 2026
2 days to go
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2 days to go
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regulatorySonntag, 3. Mai 2026
4 days to go
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5 days to go
CAA Supreme Court Final Constitutional Hearing
judicialDienstag, 5. Mai 2026
6 days to go
Population
368.6K
Coordinates
52.64, -1.13
Timezone
Europe/London
Indexierte Flughäfen
15
Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Local time in Leicester runs on the BST, UTC+01:00 clock; with roughly 368.6K residents the city (rank #11 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Vereinigtes Königreich.
Geographically, Leicester is at 52.64°N, 1.13°W — that places it in the Northern Hemisphere's high mid-latitudes, about 5843 km from the equator, with long summer evenings and short winter afternoons.
Today the sun rises around 05:36 AM and sets around 08:27 PM in Leicester — about 14h 51m of daylight. Vereinigtes Königreich observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Humberstone (3 km from Leicester) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 15 curated airport pages indexed for Vereinigtes Königreich.
On 2026-05-04, Early May Bank Holiday is the next holiday flag for Leicester — worth blocking out for launches or logistics.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Timezone
BST
IANA Zone
Europe/London
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
DST Status
Observing DST
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+01:00
Algeria, Tunisia, Isle of Man, Ireland, United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, Central African Republic
Other cities in this timezone
New York
-5h
Los Angeles
-8h
Dubai
+3h
Singapore
+7h
Tokyo
+8h
Sydney
+9h
São Paulo
-4h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Leicester.
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Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a population of 388,348 in 2024. The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous in England, and the 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. For three years running, the annual Good Growth for Cities Index has ranked Leicester as the best place to live and work in the East Midlands. The latest study, which is based on a range of economic factors, rated Leicester as the best performing city in the East Midlands in 2024 and 20th overall out of 52 other UK cities.
From Leicester the nearest of our reference hubs are London (~143 km), New York (~5,467 km), Dubai (~5,564 km), while Sydney sits about 16,988 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Leicester sits inside Vereinigtes Königreich — the Northern Europe subregion, capital London, languages English, currency GBP (£).
Humberstone (3 km), Braunstone (4 km), Oadby (5 km), Evington (6 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Leicester — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Leicester: Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday, World Cup Bank Holiday. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Vereinigtes Königreich.
Closest curated airport references from Leicester: EMA Nottingham, Leicestershire (25 km), BHX Birmingham, West Midlands (46 km), LTN Luton, Luton (100 km).
British Summer Time transitions, bank holidays, and late-year seasonal closures all matter to real scheduling.
East Midlands AirportEMA
Nottingham, Leicestershire · 25 km from Leicester
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 47m
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 46 km from Leicester
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
London Luton AirportLTN
Luton, Luton · 100 km from Leicester
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 53m
Manchester AirportMAN
Manchester, Greater Manchester · 110 km from Leicester
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 53m
London Stansted AirportSTN
London, Essex · 125 km from Leicester
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 55m
Exchange snapshot
1 GBP = 1.15 EUR · 1 GBP = 1.35 USD
As of 2026-04-28
On this day
No historical event snapshot is currently available for this date.
Coordination pulse
0 of 7 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 09:57 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 06:57 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 05:57 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 09:57 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 10:57 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 11:57 AM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 10:57 PM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Humberstone
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 3 km away
Braunstone
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 4 km away
Oadby
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 5 km away
Evington
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 6 km away
Glen Parva
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 6 km away
Wigston Magna
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 7 km away
Mountsorrel
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 9 km away
Earl Shilton
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 14 km away
Leicester liegt in der Zeitzone Europe/London (BST), mit einem UTC-Versatz von +01:00.
Ja, Leicester beachtet derzeit die Sommerzeit (DST).
Der aktuelle UTC-Versatz für Leicester ist UTC+01:00.
Leicester sits at 52.64°N, 1.13°W in Vereinigtes Königreich, with about 368.6K residents (rank #11 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Leicester is London, about 143 km away as the crow flies.
Humberstone is the closest indexed city, roughly 3 km from Leicester.
East Midlands Airport (EMA) is the closest curated airport reference, about 25 km from Leicester.
Early May Bank Holiday is the next upcoming holiday in Vereinigtes Königreich, on Montag, 4. Mai 2026.