Current Time in Derby, England
The live time in Derby (Derbyshire), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Derby
Derby is an East Midlands city with a strong engineering reputation, home to Rolls-Royce aero engines and a large railway engineering sector. It has an industrial heritage of its own, including the Derby Silk Mill, often described as one of the world's first factories. The city lies about 1.5 degrees west of Greenwich, so solar time is only about six minutes behind the clock.
- A base for Rolls-Royce aero engines.
- The Silk Mill is often called one of the first factories.
- A major hub for railway engineering.
About 261,000 people live in Derby. At 52.92 degrees north and 1.47 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 Derby 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 | 08:11 | 16:19 | 8h 08m |
| February | 07:24 | 17:17 | 9h 53m |
| March | 06:21 | 18:09 | 11h 48m |
| April | 06:08 | 20:04 | 13h 57m |
| May | 05:08 | 20:56 | 15h 48m |
| June | 04:39 | 21:32 | 16h 53m |
| July | 04:58 | 21:24 | 16h 26m |
| August | 05:46 | 20:33 | 14h 47m |
| September | 06:39 | 19:22 | 12h 43m |
| October | 07:31 | 18:11 | 10h 40m |
| November | 07:28 | 16:11 | 8h 43m |
| December | 08:12 | 15:49 | 7h 37m |
Derby time compared with the world
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Derby in?
Derby 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 Derby?
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 Derby get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 55m at the June solstice and 7h 35m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 52.9 degrees north.
Is Derby on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Derby is 1.5 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 6 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.