Current Time in Bradford, England
The live time in Bradford (West Yorkshire), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Bradford
Bradford grew rich on the wool trade and was named UK City of Culture for 2025. It has one of the largest South Asian communities in England, so time gaps with Pakistan and India matter to many households: Pakistan is five hours ahead in winter and four in summer, and India is 5.5 hours ahead in winter and 4.5 in summer. The city sits in the Pennine foothills, about 1.75 degrees west of Greenwich.
- UK City of Culture in 2025.
- Historic centre of the Yorkshire wool and textile trade.
- Close family ties with Pakistan make the Karachi time gap a daily query.
About 350,000 people live in Bradford. At 53.79 degrees north and 1.75 degrees west of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 7 minutes after clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Bradford through the year
Times for the 15th of each month in UK local time (GMT or BST). Calculated from the city's latitude and longitude.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:17 | 16:16 | 7h 59m |
| February | 07:27 | 17:16 | 9h 49m |
| March | 06:22 | 18:10 | 11h 48m |
| April | 06:07 | 20:07 | 14h 00m |
| May | 05:05 | 21:01 | 15h 56m |
| June | 04:35 | 21:39 | 17h 04m |
| July | 04:54 | 21:30 | 16h 36m |
| August | 05:44 | 20:37 | 14h 52m |
| September | 06:39 | 19:24 | 12h 45m |
| October | 07:33 | 18:10 | 10h 37m |
| November | 07:33 | 16:09 | 8h 36m |
| December | 08:18 | 15:45 | 7h 27m |
Bradford time compared with the world
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Bradford in?
Bradford is in the UK time zone. It uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) in winter and British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) in summer, the same as the rest of the UK.
When do the clocks change in Bradford?
The clocks go forward at 01:00 on the last Sunday of March and back at 02:00 on the last Sunday of October. In 2026 that is Sunday, 29 March 2026 and Sunday, 25 October 2026.
How much daylight does Bradford get in summer and winter?
Around 17h 06m at the June solstice and 7h 25m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 53.8 degrees north.
Is Bradford on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Bradford is 1.8 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 7 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.