Current Time in Derry, Northern Ireland
The live time in Derry (County Londonderry), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Derry
Derry, also called Londonderry, is Northern Ireland's second city, with intact 17th-century walls and the Peace Bridge across the Foyle. It was the UK City of Culture in 2013. Derry lies only a few miles from the border with the Republic of Ireland, where the clocks are the same all year, and more than seven degrees west of Greenwich, so sunrise is about half an hour later than in London.
- UK City of Culture in 2013.
- Walls from the 17th century still surround the old city.
- Sunrise is about 29 minutes later than in London.
About 85,000 people live in Derry. At 55.00 degrees north and 7.31 degrees west of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 29 minutes after clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Derry 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 | 08:45 | 16:32 | 7h 47m |
| February | 07:52 | 17:35 | 9h 43m |
| March | 06:45 | 18:32 | 11h 47m |
| April | 06:27 | 20:32 | 14h 06m |
| May | 05:22 | 21:29 | 16h 08m |
| June | 04:49 | 22:09 | 17h 20m |
| July | 05:09 | 21:59 | 16h 50m |
| August | 06:02 | 21:03 | 15h 00m |
| September | 07:00 | 19:47 | 12h 46m |
| October | 07:57 | 18:31 | 10h 33m |
| November | 08:00 | 16:26 | 8h 26m |
| December | 08:47 | 16:00 | 7h 13m |
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Derry in?
Derry 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 Derry?
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 Derry get in summer and winter?
Around 17h 23m at the June solstice and 7h 10m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 55.0 degrees north.
Is Derry on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Derry is 7.3 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 29 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.