Current Time in Leicester, England
The live time in Leicester (Leicestershire), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Leicester
Leicester is an East Midlands city with one of the UK's most diverse populations, including a large community with family ties to India and East Africa. That is why India, Kenya and Uganda time gaps matter locally: callers from Leicester usually need to convert to IST, which is 4.5 hours ahead in summer and 5.5 hours ahead in winter.
- A large share of residents have South Asian or East African heritage.
- The India gap is 5.5 hours in winter and 4.5 hours in summer.
- The Diwali celebrations here are among the UK's largest.
About 368,000 people live in Leicester. At 52.64 degrees north and 1.14 degrees west of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 5 minutes after clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Leicester 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 | 16:19 | 8h 10m |
| February | 07:21 | 17:16 | 9h 55m |
| March | 06:19 | 18:08 | 11h 48m |
| April | 06:07 | 20:02 | 13h 55m |
| May | 05:08 | 20:54 | 15h 46m |
| June | 04:40 | 21:29 | 16h 50m |
| July | 04:58 | 21:21 | 16h 23m |
| August | 05:45 | 20:31 | 14h 45m |
| September | 06:37 | 19:20 | 12h 43m |
| October | 07:29 | 18:10 | 10h 41m |
| November | 07:26 | 16:11 | 8h 45m |
| December | 08:09 | 15:49 | 7h 40m |
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Leicester in?
Leicester 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 Leicester?
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 Leicester get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 52m at the June solstice and 7h 38m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 52.6 degrees north.
Is Leicester on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Leicester is 1.1 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 5 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.