Current Time in Coventry, England
The live time in Coventry (West Midlands), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Coventry
Coventry is in the West Midlands and has been a clock and watch making centre since the 1700s, once the heart of the English watch trade. That history is why the city has a transport museum, a cathedral rebuilt after the Second World War and a reputation for precision manufacturing. Coventry lies about one and a half degrees west of Greenwich, so its solar time runs about six minutes behind London's.
- A centre of English clock and watch making from the 1700s.
- The modern cathedral stands next to the ruins of the old one.
- Solar noon is about six minutes after clock noon in winter.
About 345,000 people live in Coventry. At 52.41 degrees north and 1.52 degrees west of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 6 minutes after clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Coventry 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 | 08:09 | 16:22 | 8h 13m |
| February | 07:22 | 17:18 | 9h 56m |
| March | 06:21 | 18:09 | 11h 48m |
| April | 06:09 | 20:03 | 13h 54m |
| May | 05:10 | 20:54 | 15h 44m |
| June | 04:43 | 21:29 | 16h 47m |
| July | 05:01 | 21:21 | 16h 21m |
| August | 05:48 | 20:32 | 14h 44m |
| September | 06:39 | 19:22 | 12h 43m |
| October | 07:30 | 18:12 | 10h 42m |
| November | 07:26 | 16:13 | 8h 47m |
| December | 08:09 | 15:52 | 7h 43m |
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Coventry in?
Coventry 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 Coventry?
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 Coventry get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 49m at the June solstice and 7h 40m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 52.4 degrees north.
Is Coventry on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Coventry is 1.5 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 6 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.