Current Time in Stoke-on-Trent, England
The live time in Stoke-on-Trent (Staffordshire), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent is made up of six towns that federated in 1910 and became a city in 1925. It is the centre of the Potteries, where Wedgwood, Spode and Royal Doulton built their names on ceramics. Many of those firms export worldwide, so shipping and order times to the US, Asia and Australia are everyday concerns.
- Six towns joined to form the city in 1910.
- Known as the Potteries for its ceramics industry.
- Wedgwood, Spode and Royal Doulton all grew here.
About 256,000 people live in Stoke-on-Trent. At 53.00 degrees north and 2.18 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 Stoke-on-Trent 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 | 08:14 | 16:22 | 8h 07m |
| February | 07:27 | 17:19 | 9h 53m |
| March | 06:24 | 18:12 | 11h 48m |
| April | 06:10 | 20:07 | 13h 57m |
| May | 05:11 | 20:59 | 15h 49m |
| June | 04:42 | 21:36 | 16h 54m |
| July | 05:00 | 21:27 | 16h 27m |
| August | 05:49 | 20:36 | 14h 47m |
| September | 06:41 | 19:25 | 12h 43m |
| October | 07:34 | 18:13 | 10h 40m |
| November | 07:31 | 16:14 | 8h 42m |
| December | 08:15 | 15:51 | 7h 36m |
Stoke-on-Trent time compared with the world
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Stoke-on-Trent in?
Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent?
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 Stoke-on-Trent get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 56m at the June solstice and 7h 34m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 53.0 degrees north.
Is Stoke-on-Trent on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Stoke-on-Trent is 2.2 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 9 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.