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Widnes, Verenigd Koninkrijk
09:08:17 AMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Europe/London
Huidige lokale tijd
09:08:17 AM
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 Widnes right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
LPL
Liverpool John Lennon Airport · 8 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Curated airport references available for Verenigd Koninkrijk
Snapshot at render time: 09:08:17 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Widnes (UTC+01:00, BST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
10°C, Clear sky
Feels like 6°C · Humidity 62% · Wind 17 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:40 AM to 08:36 PM
Day length 14h 56m · Solar noon 01:08 PM
Next country holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
maandag 4 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Widnes local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Manipur Violence Commission of Inquiry Report
inquirywoensdag 20 mei 2026
21 days to go
Cum-Ex Trial Begins (Bonn, Germany)
judicialdonderdag 21 mei 2026
22 days to go
The Mandalorian and Grogu (Theatrical Release)
release-movievrijdag 22 mei 2026
23 days to go
The Mandalorian and Grogu
release-movievrijdag 22 mei 2026
23 days to go
Pentecost 2026
religiouszondag 24 mei 2026
25 days to go
Hajj 2026
religiousmaandag 25 mei 2026
26 days to go
Population
61.5K
Coordinates
53.36, -2.73
Timezone
Europe/London
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
15
Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Read time for Widnes from the Europe/London zone (BST, UTC+01:00); the city carries roughly 61.5K residents and ranks #195 among curated Verenigd Koninkrijk entries.
Geographically, Widnes is at 53.36°N, 2.73°W — that places it in the Northern Hemisphere's high mid-latitudes, about 5923 km from the equator, with long summer evenings and short winter afternoons.
Today the sun rises around 05:40 AM and sets around 08:36 PM in Widnes — about 14h 56m of daylight. Verenigd Koninkrijk observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Runcorn (2 km from Widnes) 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 Widnes — 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 Widnes.
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| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 04:08 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 01:08 AM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 12:08 PM | +3h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 04:08 PM | +7h | Good to call now |
| Tokyo | 05:08 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 06:08 PM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 05:08 AM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Liverpool John Lennon AirportLPL
Liverpool · 8 km away
Manchester AirportMAN
Manchester, Greater Manchester · 30 km away
Leeds Bradford AirportLBA
Leeds, West Yorkshire · 90 km away
East Midlands AirportEMA
Nottingham, Leicestershire · 111 km away
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 121 km away
Runcorn
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 2 km away
Halewood
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 6 km away
Great Sankey
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 7 km away
Speke
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 7 km away
Prescot
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
Hunts Cross
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
Huyton
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
Belle Vale
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Approx. 9 km away
Widnes bevindt zich in de tijdzone Europe/London (BST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +01:00.
Ja, Widnes hanteert momenteel zomertijd (DST).
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Widnes is UTC+01:00.
Widnes sits at 53.36°N, 2.73°W in Verenigd Koninkrijk, with about 61.5K residents (rank #195 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Widnes is London, about 272 km away as the crow flies.
Runcorn is the closest indexed city, roughly 2 km from Widnes.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is the closest curated airport reference, about 8 km from Widnes.
Early May Bank Holiday is the next upcoming holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk, on maandag 4 mei 2026.
The next United Kingdom general election is scheduled to be held no later than 15 August 2029. It will determine the composition of the House of Commons, which determines the government of the United Kingdom.
From Widnes the nearest of our reference hubs are London (~272 km), New York (~5,342 km), Dubai (~5,683 km), while Sydney sits about 17,031 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Widnes sits inside Verenigd Koninkrijk — the Northern Europe subregion, capital London, languages English, currency GBP (£).
Runcorn (2 km), Halewood (6 km), Great Sankey (7 km), Speke (7 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Widnes — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Widnes: 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 Widnes: LPL Liverpool (8 km), MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester (30 km), LBA Leeds, West Yorkshire (90 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.
Liverpool John Lennon AirportLPL
Liverpool · 8 km from Widnes
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 46m
Manchester AirportMAN
Manchester, Greater Manchester · 30 km from Widnes
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 47m
Leeds Bradford AirportLBA
Leeds, West Yorkshire · 90 km from Widnes
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 52m
East Midlands AirportEMA
Nottingham, Leicestershire · 111 km from Widnes
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 54m
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 121 km from Widnes
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 54m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
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