Current Time in Wolverhampton, England
The live time in Wolverhampton (West Midlands), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a Black Country city that received city status in 2000. It has a long history of manufacturing, from locks and japanned goods to motorcycles and cars, and the Wolves football club plays at Molineux. Located about 2.1 degrees west of Greenwich, it keeps the same clocks as London while solar noon arrives about eight minutes later.
- Became a city in 2000.
- Home of Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
- Solar noon is about eight minutes after clock noon.
About 263,000 people live in Wolverhampton. At 52.59 degrees north and 2.13 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 Wolverhampton 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 | 08:12 | 16:23 | 8h 11m |
| February | 07:25 | 17:20 | 9h 55m |
| March | 06:23 | 18:12 | 11h 48m |
| April | 06:11 | 20:06 | 13h 55m |
| May | 05:12 | 20:57 | 15h 45m |
| June | 04:44 | 21:33 | 16h 49m |
| July | 05:02 | 21:25 | 16h 22m |
| August | 05:50 | 20:34 | 14h 45m |
| September | 06:41 | 19:24 | 12h 43m |
| October | 07:33 | 18:14 | 10h 41m |
| November | 07:29 | 16:15 | 8h 46m |
| December | 08:13 | 15:53 | 7h 41m |
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Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Wolverhampton in?
Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton?
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 Wolverhampton get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 51m at the June solstice and 7h 38m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 52.6 degrees north.
Is Wolverhampton on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Wolverhampton is 2.1 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 9 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.