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Current time in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom uses one time zone: Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time. All of the United Kingdom changes clocks for daylight saving.

Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time3:08 PMThu, Oct 22 · UTC+1

London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds

Time zones
11 IANA identifiers
UTC offsets used in 2026
UTC+0, UTC+1
Daylight saving
Observed everywhereNext change: Sunday, October 25, 2026
Dialing code
+44
National holidays in 2026
8Public and bank holidays

What to know about time in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) in winter and British Summer Time (UTC+1) from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October.

Clocks change at 01:00 UTC, the same instant as the EU, but the UK is one hour behind France, Germany, and Spain all year.

Clock rules in 2026

Zones with identical rules are grouped. Calculated from the IANA time zone database at build time; local dates.

Time zoneOffsetsClock changes in 2026Major places
Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time
Europe/London		UTC+0 / UTC+1Sun, Mar 29: forward to UTC+1; Sun, Oct 25: back to UTC+0London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Glasgow, Liverpool, Cardiff
57 places in our search index

Place assignments come from an open city dataset and can contain errors. Examples far from their zone are hidden. Search any place in the converter to check its zone.

Upcoming national holidays in the United Kingdom

Offices and banks are often closed, which matters as much as the time difference when you schedule. National public and bank holidays only; regional and many religious holidays are not listed.

DateHoliday
Fri, Dec 25, 2026Christmas Day
Sat, Dec 26, 2026Boxing Day
Mon, Dec 28, 2026Boxing Day (substitute day)
Fri, Jan 1, 2027New Year's Day
Fri, Mar 26, 2027Good Friday
Mon, Mar 29, 2027Easter Monday
Mon, May 3, 2027Early May bank holiday
Mon, May 31, 2027Spring bank holiday
Sat, Dec 25, 2027Christmas Day
Sun, Dec 26, 2027Boxing Day
Mon, Dec 27, 2027Christmas Day (substitute day)
Tue, Dec 28, 2027Boxing Day (substitute day)

Source: date-holidays (CC BY 3.0), generated 2026-10-22. Governments can add or move holidays; confirm important dates locally. About our data.

Questions about time in the United Kingdom

How many time zones does the United Kingdom have?

One. All of the United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time, UTC+0 or UTC+1.

Does the United Kingdom observe daylight saving time?

Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time: forward on Sunday, March 29, 2026, back on Sunday, October 25, 2026.

What are the national public holidays in the United Kingdom in 2026?

New Year's Day (January 1), Good Friday (April 3), Easter Monday (April 6), Early May bank holiday (May 4), Spring bank holiday (May 25), Christmas Day (December 25), Boxing Day (December 26), Boxing Day (substitute day) (December 28).

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