United Kingdom Time
What is the time in the United Kingdom in minutes and seconds now?
…
…
- Current timezone: … (Europe/London)
- Current offset: …
- Observe DST: Yes
- DST starts on: Sunday, March 29, 2026
- DST ends on: Sunday, October 25, 2026
Is it BST or GMT?
Right now the United Kingdom is on ….
British Summer Time (BST) begins in the United Kingdom on the last Sunday of March and concludes on the last Sunday of October (UTC+1). During the warmer months, clocks are advanced so that darkness falls later.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is observed for the rest of the year (UTC+0). When BST ends, clocks go back one hour.
The IANA time zone identifier for the United Kingdom is Europe/London.
Key cities in the United Kingdom with the same time
London, Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leicester, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Bradford, York, Oxford, Cambridge
Timezone abbreviations
- BST - British Summer Time
- GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
- UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
United Kingdom (UK) overview
- Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Continent: Europe
- Capital / largest city: London
- Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP)
- Calling code: +44
- Internet TLD: .uk
- Time zone: GMT (UTC+0); BST (UTC+1) in summer