Current Time in Peterborough, England
The live time in Peterborough (Cambridgeshire), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city on the River Nene and a major stop on the East Coast Main Line, with fast trains to London King's Cross in under an hour. It has grown strongly as a commuter and logistics base. At just a quarter of a degree west of Greenwich, solar time here matches the clock within a minute.
- Under an hour by fast train to London King's Cross.
- A Norman cathedral dominates the old centre.
- Almost on the Greenwich meridian.
About 216,000 people live in Peterborough. At 52.57 degrees north and 0.24 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 Peterborough 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 | 08:05 | 16:16 | 8h 11m |
| February | 07:18 | 17:13 | 9h 55m |
| March | 06:16 | 18:04 | 11h 48m |
| April | 06:04 | 19:59 | 13h 55m |
| May | 05:05 | 20:50 | 15h 45m |
| June | 04:37 | 21:25 | 16h 49m |
| July | 04:55 | 21:17 | 16h 22m |
| August | 05:42 | 20:27 | 14h 45m |
| September | 06:34 | 19:17 | 12h 43m |
| October | 07:25 | 18:06 | 10h 41m |
| November | 07:22 | 16:08 | 8h 46m |
| December | 08:05 | 15:46 | 7h 41m |
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Peterborough in?
Peterborough 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 Peterborough?
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 Peterborough get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 51m at the June solstice and 7h 39m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 52.6 degrees north.
Is Peterborough on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Peterborough is 0.2 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 1 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.