Current Time in United Kingdom
The United Kingdom uses one time zone (GMT, and BST in summer).
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in the United Kingdom
It's 3:30 PM GMT (UTC+00:00) in the United Kingdom on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
The United Kingdom observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 01:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
The United Kingdom uses one time zone: Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0), and British Summer Time (UTC+1) in summer.
- Time zone
- GMT / BST
- IANA: Europe/London
- UTC offset now
- UTC+00:00 (GMT)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 01:00 local time (to BST, UTC+1).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
London
Birmingham
Glasgow
Manchester
How the United Kingdom writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-GB locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about the United Kingdom
- The Statutes (Definition of Time) Act 1880 made Greenwich Mean Time the legal time of Great Britain, replacing local mean time; Royal Assent was given on 2 August 1880. Source: Wikipedia
- Britain kept GMT+1 all year from 18 February 1968 to 31 October 1971 (the British Standard Time experiment), and used double summer time (GMT+2) during the Second World War. Source: IANA tz database
- Since leaving the EU, the UK is not bound by the EU's clock-change rules, but it still changes on the same dates: last Sunday of March and October at 01:00 UTC. Source: IANA tz database
Upcoming public holidays in the United Kingdom
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas DayFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- Boxing DayMon, 28 December 2026 · in 53 days
- New Year's DayFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Good FridayFri, 26 March 2027 · in 141 days
- Early May Bank HolidayMon, 3 May 2027 · in 179 days
Time difference from the United Kingdom
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in the United Kingdom time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | Thu 10:30 AM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 7:30 AM | 8 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 7:30 PM | 4 h ahead | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| Singapore | Thu 11:30 PM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 12:30 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 2:30 AM | 11 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 12:30 PM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
The United Kingdom at a glance
- Capital
- London
- Population
- 69,281,437
- Currency
- British pound (GBP)
Questions about time in the United Kingdom
- What time is it in the United Kingdom right now?
- When this page was generated it was 3:30 PM GMT (UTC+00:00) in the United Kingdom.
- How many time zones does the United Kingdom have?
- One. The whole of the United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) in winter and British Summer Time (UTC+1) in summer. The Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man), which are not part of the UK, keep the same time. British Overseas Territories keep their own time, from UTC−8 in the Pitcairn Islands to UTC+6 in the British Indian Ocean Territory; Gibraltar, for example, uses Central European Time.
- Does the United Kingdom observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. The United Kingdom observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 01:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in the United Kingdom?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Day on Fri, 25 December 2026.