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Swindon, Verenigd Koninkrijk
02:05:54 PMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Europe/London

Swindon
Town in Wiltshire, England
Huidige lokale tijd
02:05:54 PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Tijdzone
BST
Europe/London · UTC+01:00
Volgende feestdag
Early May Bank Holiday
maandag 4 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
2 / 7
Reference markets are overlapping with Swindon right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
BRS
Bristol Airport · 68 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Curated airport references available for Verenigd Koninkrijk
Snapshot at render time: 02:05:54 PM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Swindon (UTC+01:00, BST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
18°C, Clear sky
Feels like 13°C · Humidity 29% · Wind 30 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:42 AM to 08:26 PM
Day length 14h 44m · Solar noon 01:04 PM
Next country holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
maandag 4 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Swindon local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
201.7K
Coordinates
51.56, -1.78
Timezone
Europe/London
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Read time for Swindon from the Europe/London zone (BST, UTC+01:00); the city carries roughly 201.7K residents and ranks #40 among curated Verenigd Koninkrijk entries.
Geographically, Swindon is at 51.56°N, 1.78°W — that places it in the Northern Hemisphere's high mid-latitudes, about 5723 km from the equator, with long summer evenings and short winter afternoons.
Today the sun rises around 05:42 AM and sets around 08:26 PM in Swindon — about 14h 44m of daylight. Verenigd Koninkrijk observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Calne (20 km from Swindon) 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 Swindon — 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 Swindon.
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| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 09:05 AM | -5h | Good to call now |
| Los Angeles | 06:05 AM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 05:05 PM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 09:05 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 10:05 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 11:05 PM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 10:05 AM | -4h | Good to call now |
Calne
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 20 km away
Cirencester
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 22 km away
Carterton
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 26 km away
Chippenham
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 26 km away
Devizes
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 27 km away
Melksham
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 32 km away
Witney
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 32 km away
Neston
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 33 km away
Swindon bevindt zich in de tijdzone Europe/London (BST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +01:00.
Ja, Swindon hanteert momenteel zomertijd (DST).
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Swindon is UTC+01:00.
Swindon sits at 51.56°N, 1.78°W in Verenigd Koninkrijk, with about 201.7K residents (rank #40 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Swindon is London, about 114 km away as the crow flies.
Calne is the closest indexed city, roughly 20 km from Swindon.
Bristol Airport (BRS) is the closest curated airport reference, about 68 km from Swindon.
Early May Bank Holiday is the next upcoming holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk, on maandag 4 mei 2026.
Swindon is a town in Wiltshire, England. At the time of the 2021 census, the population of the built-up area was 224,942, making it the largest settlement in the county. Located at the northeastern edge of the South West England region, Swindon lies on the M4 corridor, 84 miles to the west of London and 36 miles to the east of Bristol. The Cotswolds lie just to the town's north and the North Wessex Downs lie just to the town's south. It is the centre of Swindon unitary authority.
From Swindon the nearest of our reference hubs are London (~114 km), New York (~5,460 km), Dubai (~5,587 km), while Sydney sits about 17,090 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Swindon sits inside Verenigd Koninkrijk — the Northern Europe subregion, capital London, languages English, currency GBP (£).
Calne (20 km), Cirencester (22 km), Carterton (26 km), Chippenham (26 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Swindon — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Swindon: 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 Swindon: BRS Bristol (68 km), LHR London (92 km), BHX Birmingham, West Midlands (100 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.
British Summer Time transitions, bank holidays, and late-year seasonal closures all matter to real scheduling.
Bristol AirportBRS
Bristol · 68 km from Swindon
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 50m
London Heathrow AirportLHR
London · 92 km from Swindon
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 52m
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 100 km from Swindon
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 53m
London Luton AirportLTN
Luton, Luton · 104 km from Swindon
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 53m
Cardiff International AirportCWL
Cardiff · 110 km from Swindon
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 53m
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