Current Time in Dundee, Scotland
The live time in Dundee (Dundee City), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Dundee
Dundee is a city on the Firth of Tay known for the RRS Discovery, Captain Scott's Antarctic ship, and for the V&A Dundee museum, which opened in 2018. It is a notable centre of the UK video games industry. At 56.5 degrees north, Dundee has roughly 17 hours of daylight in midsummer and under seven in December.
- RRS Discovery, Scott's Antarctic ship, is on the waterfront.
- V&A Dundee opened in 2018.
- A leading UK video games centre.
About 149,000 people live in Dundee. At 56.46 degrees north and 2.97 degrees west of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 12 minutes after clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Dundee 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 | 08:36 | 16:07 | 7h 31m |
| February | 07:39 | 17:13 | 9h 34m |
| March | 06:28 | 18:14 | 11h 46m |
| April | 06:06 | 20:19 | 14h 13m |
| May | 04:57 | 21:20 | 16h 23m |
| June | 04:21 | 22:03 | 17h 42m |
| July | 04:43 | 21:51 | 17h 09m |
| August | 05:40 | 20:51 | 15h 11m |
| September | 06:42 | 19:30 | 12h 49m |
| October | 07:43 | 18:11 | 10h 28m |
| November | 07:49 | 16:02 | 8h 13m |
| December | 08:39 | 15:33 | 6h 54m |
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Dundee in?
Dundee 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 Dundee?
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 Dundee get in summer and winter?
Around 17h 45m at the June solstice and 6h 51m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 56.5 degrees north.
Is Dundee on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Dundee is 3.0 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 12 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.