Current Time in Portsmouth, England
The live time in Portsmouth (Hampshire), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the home of the Royal Navy, with HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship, preserved in the historic dockyard. The city is largely on Portsea Island, so it is often described as the UK's only island city. Ferries leave daily for France and Spain, and Portsmouth is almost on the Greenwich meridian, one degree west, so clocks and sun are closely matched.
- HMS Victory is preserved in the dockyard.
- Mostly built on Portsea Island.
- Ferry links to France, Spain and the Channel Islands.
About 208,000 people live in Portsmouth. At 50.82 degrees north and 1.09 degrees west of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 4 minutes after clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Portsmouth 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 | 08:00 | 16:27 | 8h 26m |
| February | 07:17 | 17:20 | 10h 03m |
| March | 06:19 | 18:08 | 11h 49m |
| April | 06:10 | 19:59 | 13h 48m |
| May | 05:15 | 20:46 | 15h 31m |
| June | 04:50 | 21:19 | 16h 29m |
| July | 05:07 | 21:12 | 16h 05m |
| August | 05:51 | 20:25 | 14h 35m |
| September | 06:38 | 19:19 | 12h 40m |
| October | 07:26 | 18:12 | 10h 46m |
| November | 07:19 | 16:17 | 8h 59m |
| December | 07:59 | 15:58 | 7h 59m |
Portsmouth time compared with the world
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Portsmouth in?
Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth?
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 Portsmouth get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 31m at the June solstice and 7h 57m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 50.8 degrees north.
Is Portsmouth on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Portsmouth is 1.1 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 4 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.