Current Time in Sheffield, England
The live time in Sheffield (South Yorkshire), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Sheffield
Sheffield is a hilly city in South Yorkshire, long known for steel and cutlery, and now for its two universities and outdoor access to the Peak District. It sits close to the 1.5 degrees west line, which makes solar time run only a few minutes behind clock time. Like the whole UK it follows GMT in winter and BST from the last Sunday of March.
- Sheffield is known as the Steel City.
- Parts of the city lie inside the Peak District National Park.
- Two large universities drive a big student population.
About 556,000 people live in Sheffield. At 53.38 degrees north and 1.47 degrees west of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 6 minutes after clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Sheffield 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 | 08:13 | 16:17 | 8h 03m |
| February | 07:25 | 17:16 | 9h 51m |
| March | 06:21 | 18:09 | 11h 48m |
| April | 06:07 | 20:05 | 13h 59m |
| May | 05:06 | 20:58 | 15h 52m |
| June | 04:37 | 21:35 | 16h 59m |
| July | 04:56 | 21:26 | 16h 31m |
| August | 05:44 | 20:34 | 14h 50m |
| September | 06:38 | 19:22 | 12h 44m |
| October | 07:31 | 18:10 | 10h 39m |
| November | 07:30 | 16:09 | 8h 39m |
| December | 08:14 | 15:46 | 7h 32m |
Sheffield time compared with the world
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Sheffield in?
Sheffield 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 Sheffield?
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 Sheffield get in summer and winter?
Around 17h 01m at the June solstice and 7h 30m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 53.4 degrees north.
Is Sheffield on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Sheffield is 1.5 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 6 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.