Current Time in London, England
The live time in London (Greater London), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in London
London is the reference point for UK time. The Royal Observatory at Greenwich, in the south-east of the city, gave the world Greenwich Mean Time and the prime meridian at 0 degrees longitude, so London sits almost exactly on the line where GMT is set. It is also the UK's financial centre, which makes London time the one most overseas callers need to match, especially for banking and markets.
- The prime meridian runs through Greenwich in south-east London.
- The London Stock Exchange trades from 08:00 to 16:30 London time.
- Big Ben's bell strikes the hour at the Palace of Westminster.
About 8.8 million people live in London. At 51.51 degrees north and 0.13 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 London 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 | 07:59 | 16:20 | 8h 21m |
| February | 07:15 | 17:15 | 10h 00m |
| March | 06:15 | 18:04 | 11h 49m |
| April | 06:05 | 19:56 | 13h 51m |
| May | 05:09 | 20:45 | 15h 36m |
| June | 04:42 | 21:19 | 16h 37m |
| July | 05:00 | 21:11 | 16h 11m |
| August | 05:45 | 20:23 | 14h 39m |
| September | 06:34 | 19:15 | 12h 41m |
| October | 07:23 | 18:08 | 10h 44m |
| November | 07:17 | 16:11 | 8h 54m |
| December | 07:59 | 15:51 | 7h 52m |
London time compared with the world
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is London in?
London 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 London?
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 London get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 39m at the June solstice and 7h 50m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 51.5 degrees north.
Is London on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because London is 0.1 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 1 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.