Current Time in Durham, England
The live time in Durham (County Durham), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Durham
Durham is a compact cathedral city on a bend of the River Wear, with a Norman cathedral and castle that together form a World Heritage Site. Its university, founded in 1832, is one of the oldest in England. Each July the city hosts the Durham Miners' Gala, a long-running celebration of the county's mining heritage.
- Cathedral and castle are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Durham University was founded in 1832.
- Host of the Durham Miners' Gala every July.
About 49,000 people live in Durham. At 54.78 degrees north and 1.57 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 Durham 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 | 08:21 | 16:10 | 7h 49m |
| February | 07:29 | 17:12 | 9h 44m |
| March | 06:22 | 18:09 | 11h 47m |
| April | 06:04 | 20:09 | 14h 05m |
| May | 05:00 | 21:05 | 16h 06m |
| June | 04:28 | 21:45 | 17h 17m |
| July | 04:48 | 21:35 | 16h 47m |
| August | 05:40 | 20:39 | 14h 59m |
| September | 06:38 | 19:24 | 12h 46m |
| October | 07:34 | 18:08 | 10h 34m |
| November | 07:36 | 16:04 | 8h 28m |
| December | 08:23 | 15:39 | 7h 16m |
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Durham in?
Durham 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 Durham?
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 Durham get in summer and winter?
Around 17h 19m at the June solstice and 7h 13m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 54.8 degrees north.
Is Durham on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Durham is 1.6 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 6 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.