Current Time in Manchester, England
The live time in Manchester (Greater Manchester), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Manchester
Manchester is the heart of north-west England, with the region's main airport and a large media and digital cluster at MediaCityUK in Salford. Sunrise and sunset come a little later than in London because the city is further west and about two degrees of latitude north, which gives noticeably longer summer evenings and shorter winter days. Clocks here follow GMT and BST like the rest of the UK.
- Manchester Airport is the UK's busiest outside the London area.
- MediaCityUK, just outside the centre, hosts BBC and ITV production.
- The city sits at 53.5 degrees north, so winter days are short.
About 553,000 people live in Manchester. At 53.48 degrees north and 2.24 degrees west of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 9 minutes after clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Manchester 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 | 08:17 | 16:19 | 8h 02m |
| February | 07:28 | 17:18 | 9h 50m |
| March | 06:24 | 18:12 | 11h 48m |
| April | 06:10 | 20:09 | 13h 59m |
| May | 05:09 | 21:02 | 15h 53m |
| June | 04:39 | 21:39 | 17h 00m |
| July | 04:58 | 21:30 | 16h 32m |
| August | 05:47 | 20:38 | 14h 50m |
| September | 06:41 | 19:25 | 12h 44m |
| October | 07:35 | 18:13 | 10h 38m |
| November | 07:33 | 16:12 | 8h 39m |
| December | 08:18 | 15:49 | 7h 31m |
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Manchester in?
Manchester 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 Manchester?
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 Manchester get in summer and winter?
Around 17h 02m at the June solstice and 7h 28m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 53.5 degrees north.
Is Manchester on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Manchester is 2.2 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 9 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.