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Live local time
Colchester, Reino Unido
09:04:27 AMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Europe/London

Colchester
City in Essex, England
Hora local actual
09:04:27 AM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Zona horaria
BST
Europe/London · UTC+01:00
Próximo festivo
Early May Bank Holiday
lunes, 4 de mayo de 2026 · Public
Solapamiento laboral ahora
2 / 7
Reference markets are overlapping with Colchester right now
Aeropuerto más cercano
STN
London Stansted Airport · 46 km
Aeropuertos indexados
15
Curated airport references available for Reino Unido
Snapshot at render time: 09:04:27 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Colchester (UTC+01:00, BST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
13°C, Clear sky
Feels like 7°C · Humidity 54% · Wind 25 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:30 AM to 08:17 PM
Day length 14h 47m · Solar noon 12:54 PM
Next country holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
lunes, 4 de mayo de 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Colchester local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
130.2K
Coordinates
51.89, 0.90
Timezone
Europe/London
Aeropuertos indexados
15
Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Local time in Colchester runs on the BST, UTC+01:00 clock; with roughly 130.2K residents the city (rank #77 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Reino Unido.
The coordinates 51.89°N, 0.90°E put Colchester roughly 5760 km from the equator in the high mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, which is why the page expects long summer evenings and short winter afternoons.
Today the sun rises around 05:30 AM and sets around 08:17 PM in Colchester — about 14h 47m of daylight. Reino Unido observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Sudbury (20 km from Colchester) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 15 curated airport pages indexed for Reino Unido.
Colchester planners should mark 2026-05-04 (Early May Bank Holiday); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
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 Colchester.
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| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 04:04 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 01:04 AM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 12:04 PM | +3h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 04:04 PM | +7h | Good to call now |
| Tokyo | 05:04 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 06:04 PM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 05:04 AM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Sudbury
Reino Unido
Approx. 20 km away
Clacton-on-Sea
Reino Unido
Approx. 21 km away
Witham
Reino Unido
Approx. 21 km away
Maldon
Reino Unido
Approx. 24 km away
Braintree
Reino Unido
Approx. 24 km away
Frinton-on-Sea
Reino Unido
Approx. 24 km away
Walton-on-the-Naze
Reino Unido
Approx. 25 km away
Ipswich
Reino Unido
Approx. 26 km away
Colchester está en la zona horaria Europe/London (BST), con un desfase UTC de +01:00.
Sí, Colchester está actualmente observando el Horario de Verano (DST).
El desfase UTC actual para Colchester es UTC+01:00.
Colchester sits at 51.89°N, 0.90°E in Reino Unido, with about 130.2K residents (rank #77 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Colchester is London, about 83 km away as the crow flies.
Sudbury is the closest indexed city, roughly 20 km from Colchester.
London Stansted Airport (STN) is the closest curated airport reference, about 46 km from Colchester.
Early May Bank Holiday is the next upcoming holiday in Reino Unido, on lunes, 4 de mayo de 2026.
Colchester is a city in north-eastern Essex, England. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 130,245, making it the second-largest settlement in Essex, after Southend-on-Sea. It gives its name to the wider Colchester local government district which also covers an extensive surrounding area. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Distance-wise, Colchester is closest to London (~83 km), Dubai (~5,412 km), New York (~5,624 km); Sydney is the far end at roughly 16,911 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Colchester sits inside Reino Unido — the Northern Europe subregion, capital London, languages English, currency GBP (£).
Around Colchester, the nearest mapped reference cities are Sudbury (20 km), Clacton-on-Sea (21 km), Witham (21 km), Maldon (24 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for BST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Colchester: Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday, World Cup Bank Holiday. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Reino Unido.
Closest curated airport references from Colchester: STN London, Essex (46 km), LTN Luton, Luton (87 km), LHR London (105 km).
In 2015, A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
United Kingdom pages should actively explain the switch between GMT and BST instead of assuming users already know it.
London Stansted AirportSTN
London, Essex · 46 km from Colchester
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 49m
London Luton AirportLTN
Luton, Luton · 87 km from Colchester
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 52m
London Heathrow AirportLHR
London · 105 km from Colchester
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 53m
London Gatwick AirportLGW
London · 112 km from Colchester
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 54m
East Midlands AirportEMA
Nottingham, Leicestershire · 184 km from Colchester
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 59m
Exchange snapshot
1 GBP = 1.15 EUR · 1 GBP = 1.35 USD
As of 2026-04-28
On this day
2015: A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
2013: A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people.
2013: National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board.
Coordination pulse
2 of 7 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now