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Castleford, Verenigd Koninkrijk
08:48:18 PMTuesday, April 28, 2026 · Europe/London

Castleford
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Huidige lokale tijd
08:48:18 PM
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Tijdzone
BST
Europe/London · UTC+01:00
Volgende feestdag
Early May Bank Holiday
maandag 4 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
0 / 7
Reference markets are overlapping with Castleford right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
LBA
Leeds Bradford Airport · 25 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Curated airport references available for Verenigd Koninkrijk
Snapshot at render time: 08:48:18 PM on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 in Castleford (UTC+01:00, BST).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 118
Days Remaining
247
Current weather
9°C, Clear sky
Feels like 6°C · Humidity 71% · Wind 16 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:35 AM to 08:30 PM
Day length 14h 55m · Solar noon 01:03 PM
Next country holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
maandag 4 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Castleford local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
45.1K
Coordinates
53.73, -1.36
Timezone
Europe/London
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Castleford (rank #281 by population in this dataset) sits at Europe/London (BST, UTC+01:00) with roughly 45.1K residents, anchoring local-time questions for Verenigd Koninkrijk.
Geographically, Castleford is at 53.73°N, 1.36°W — that places it in the Northern Hemisphere's high mid-latitudes, about 5964 km from the equator, with long summer evenings and short winter afternoons.
Today the sun rises around 05:35 AM and sets around 08:30 PM in Castleford — about 14h 55m of daylight. Verenigd Koninkrijk observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Kippax (5 km from Castleford) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 15 curated airport pages indexed for Verenigd Koninkrijk.
On 2026-05-04, Early May Bank Holiday is the next holiday flag for Castleford — worth blocking out for launches or logistics.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Timezone
BST
IANA Zone
Europe/London
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
DST Status
Observing DST
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 118
Days Remaining
247
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 Castleford.
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| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 03:48 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 12:48 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 11:48 PM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 03:48 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 04:48 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 05:48 AM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 04:48 PM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Leeds Bradford AirportLBA
Leeds, West Yorkshire · 25 km away
Manchester AirportMAN
Manchester, Greater Manchester · 74 km away
East Midlands AirportEMA
Nottingham, Leicestershire · 100 km away
Liverpool John Lennon AirportLPL
Liverpool · 107 km away
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 144 km away
Kippax
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 5 km away
Pontefract
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 5 km away
Lofthouse
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
Wakefield
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 10 km away
Leeds
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 14 km away
Ossett
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 15 km away
South Elmsall
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 15 km away
Morley
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 16 km away
Castleford bevindt zich in de tijdzone Europe/London (BST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +01:00.
Ja, Castleford hanteert momenteel zomertijd (DST).
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Castleford is UTC+01:00.
Castleford sits at 53.73°N, 1.36°W in Verenigd Koninkrijk, with about 45.1K residents (rank #281 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Castleford is London, about 260 km away as the crow flies.
Kippax is the closest indexed city, roughly 5 km from Castleford.
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is the closest curated airport reference, about 25 km from Castleford.
Early May Bank Holiday is the next upcoming holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk, on maandag 4 mei 2026.
Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation. It is located north east of Wakefield, north of Pontefract and south east of Leeds. Castleford is the largest town in the Wakefield district after Wakefield itself.
From Castleford the nearest of our reference hubs are London (~260 km), New York (~5,418 km), Dubai (~5,602 km), while Sydney sits about 16,934 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Castleford sits inside Verenigd Koninkrijk — the Northern Europe subregion, capital London, languages English, currency GBP (£).
Kippax (5 km), Pontefract (5 km), Lofthouse (9 km), Wakefield (10 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Castleford — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Castleford: Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday, World Cup Bank Holiday. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Verenigd Koninkrijk.
Closest curated airport references from Castleford: LBA Leeds, West Yorkshire (25 km), MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester (74 km), EMA Nottingham, Leicestershire (100 km).
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Leeds Bradford AirportLBA
Leeds, West Yorkshire · 25 km from Castleford
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 47m
Manchester AirportMAN
Manchester, Greater Manchester · 74 km from Castleford
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 51m
East Midlands AirportEMA
Nottingham, Leicestershire · 100 km from Castleford
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 53m
Liverpool John Lennon AirportLPL
Liverpool · 107 km from Castleford
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 53m
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 144 km from Castleford
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 56m
Exchange snapshot
1 GBP = 1.15 EUR · 1 GBP = 1.35 USD
As of 2026-04-28
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Coordination pulse
0 of 7 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now