Current Time in Sunderland, England
The live time in Sunderland (Tyne and Wear), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Sunderland
Sunderland was once among the busiest shipbuilding towns in the world and is now home to the Nissan plant, the largest car factory in the UK. The Stadium of Light hosts Sunderland AFC, and the beaches of Roker and Seaburn draw summer visitors. At nearly 55 degrees north, daylight in June lasts almost 17 hours and in December barely seven.
- Nissan's Sunderland plant is the UK's largest car factory.
- A former global centre of shipbuilding.
- Daylight shrinks to about seven hours in December.
About 277,000 people live in Sunderland. At 54.91 degrees north and 1.38 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 Sunderland 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 | 08:21 | 16:09 | 7h 48m |
| February | 07:28 | 17:11 | 9h 43m |
| March | 06:21 | 18:08 | 11h 47m |
| April | 06:03 | 20:08 | 14h 05m |
| May | 04:58 | 21:05 | 16h 07m |
| June | 04:26 | 21:45 | 17h 19m |
| July | 04:46 | 21:35 | 16h 49m |
| August | 05:39 | 20:39 | 15h 00m |
| September | 06:37 | 19:23 | 12h 46m |
| October | 07:34 | 18:07 | 10h 34m |
| November | 07:36 | 16:03 | 8h 27m |
| December | 08:23 | 15:37 | 7h 14m |
Sunderland time compared with the world
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Sunderland in?
Sunderland 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 Sunderland?
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 Sunderland get in summer and winter?
Around 17h 21m at the June solstice and 7h 11m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 54.9 degrees north.
Is Sunderland on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Sunderland is 1.4 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 6 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.