Current Time in Hull, England
The live time in Hull (East Yorkshire), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually called Hull, was the UK City of Culture in 2017. The Humber Bridge, the Old Town and the ports linking northern Europe make it a gateway to the continent. Hull has its own history with telephones: it is famous for its cream-coloured phone boxes run by a local company rather than BT.
- UK City of Culture in 2017.
- The Humber Bridge is nearby.
- Famous for its cream-coloured telephone boxes.
About 267,000 people live in Hull. At 53.77 degrees north and 0.33 degrees west of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 1 minutes after clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Hull 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 | 16:10 | 8h 00m |
| February | 07:21 | 17:10 | 9h 49m |
| March | 06:17 | 18:04 | 11h 48m |
| April | 06:01 | 20:02 | 14h 00m |
| May | 05:00 | 20:55 | 15h 56m |
| June | 04:29 | 21:33 | 17h 04m |
| July | 04:49 | 21:24 | 16h 35m |
| August | 05:39 | 20:31 | 14h 52m |
| September | 06:33 | 19:18 | 12h 44m |
| October | 07:27 | 18:05 | 10h 37m |
| November | 07:27 | 16:03 | 8h 36m |
| December | 08:12 | 15:40 | 7h 28m |
Hull time compared with the world
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Hull in?
Hull 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 Hull?
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 Hull 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 Hull on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Hull is 0.3 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 1 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.