Current Time in Ipswich, England
The live time in Ipswich (Suffolk), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Ipswich
Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk and a port on the River Orwell estuary. Like Norwich, it lies east of the Greenwich meridian, at about 1.15 degrees east, so the sun rises roughly four and a half minutes before London's. Its port at Felixstowe nearby is the UK's largest container port and operates around the clock.
- East of the prime meridian by about 1.15 degrees.
- Next to Felixstowe, the UK's biggest container port.
- County town of Suffolk.
About 139,000 people live in Ipswich. At 52.06 degrees north and 1.15 degrees east of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 5 minutes before clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Ipswich 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 | 07:57 | 16:13 | 8h 16m |
| February | 07:11 | 17:08 | 9h 57m |
| March | 06:10 | 17:59 | 11h 49m |
| April | 05:59 | 19:52 | 13h 53m |
| May | 05:01 | 20:42 | 15h 41m |
| June | 04:34 | 21:17 | 16h 43m |
| July | 04:52 | 21:09 | 16h 17m |
| August | 05:38 | 20:20 | 14h 42m |
| September | 06:29 | 19:11 | 12h 42m |
| October | 07:19 | 18:02 | 10h 43m |
| November | 07:14 | 16:04 | 8h 50m |
| December | 07:57 | 15:43 | 7h 47m |
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Ipswich in?
Ipswich 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 Ipswich?
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 Ipswich get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 45m at the June solstice and 7h 44m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 52.1 degrees north.
Is Ipswich on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Ipswich is 1.1 degrees east of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 5 minutes before clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.