Current Time in Cambridge, England
The live time in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Cambridge
Cambridge is one of the few UK cities that sits east of the Greenwich meridian, at about 0.12 degrees east, so its sun rises very slightly before London's. It is a global university and technology centre, with a large cluster of science and software companies working with partners in the US and Asia, so meeting-time conversions are part of everyday life here.
- One of the few cities in England east of the prime meridian.
- The Corpus Clock outside Corpus Christi College shows time with a mechanical grasshopper.
- A major hub for science and technology firms.
About 145,000 people live in Cambridge. At 52.21 degrees north and 0.12 degrees east of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls almost exactly at clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Cambridge 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 | 08:02 | 16:16 | 8h 14m |
| February | 07:15 | 17:12 | 9h 57m |
| March | 06:14 | 18:03 | 11h 49m |
| April | 06:03 | 19:56 | 13h 54m |
| May | 05:05 | 20:47 | 15h 42m |
| June | 04:37 | 21:22 | 16h 44m |
| July | 04:55 | 21:14 | 16h 18m |
| August | 05:42 | 20:24 | 14h 43m |
| September | 06:33 | 19:15 | 12h 42m |
| October | 07:23 | 18:05 | 10h 42m |
| November | 07:19 | 16:08 | 8h 49m |
| December | 08:01 | 15:46 | 7h 45m |
Cambridge time compared with the world
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Cambridge in?
Cambridge 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 Cambridge?
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 Cambridge get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 47m at the June solstice and 7h 42m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 52.2 degrees north.
Is Cambridge on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Cambridge is 0.1 degrees east of Greenwich, solar noon here is almost exactly at clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.