Current Time in Cardiff, Wales
The live time in Cardiff (Cardiff), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital of Wales and the seat of the Welsh Senedd. Wales uses UK time, so there is no Welsh time zone and no separate clock change. The city is about three degrees west of Greenwich, so the sun is a little behind London's, and match days at the Principality Stadium draw crowds who plan around kick-off times set in local UK time.
- Wales uses the same clocks as England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- The Senedd in Cardiff Bay is the Welsh Parliament.
- The Principality Stadium is in the city centre.
About 362,000 people live in Cardiff. At 51.48 degrees north and 3.18 degrees west of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 13 minutes after clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Cardiff 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 | 16:32 | 8h 21m |
| February | 07:27 | 17:27 | 10h 00m |
| March | 06:27 | 18:16 | 11h 49m |
| April | 06:17 | 20:08 | 13h 51m |
| May | 05:21 | 20:57 | 15h 36m |
| June | 04:55 | 21:31 | 16h 36m |
| July | 05:12 | 21:23 | 16h 11m |
| August | 05:57 | 20:35 | 14h 38m |
| September | 06:46 | 19:28 | 12h 41m |
| October | 07:35 | 18:20 | 10h 44m |
| November | 07:29 | 16:23 | 8h 54m |
| December | 08:11 | 16:03 | 7h 52m |
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Cardiff in?
Cardiff 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 Cardiff?
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 Cardiff get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 38m at the June solstice and 7h 50m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 51.5 degrees north.
Is Cardiff on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Cardiff is 3.2 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 13 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.