Europe/London • live clock
Current time in London
Greenwich Mean Time alternates between GMT (UTC+0) and BST (UTC+1). The live clock for London applies the correct seasonal rule automatically. The live clock is synchronized with Digital Clock Online’s server after the page loads.
Synchronizing with server time.
Europe/London at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Europe/London
- Time-zone name
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- Standard offset
- UTC+0
- Seasonal offset
- UTC+1 (BST)
- Daylight saving
- Observed; exact dates below
- Used in
- the United Kingdom, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey
When clocks change in London
These scheduled changes cover 2026 and 2027. Each row gives the exact UTC instant, direction and resulting offset.
| UTC instant | Change | Resulting time |
|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | BST (UTC+1) |
| October 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | GMT (UTC+0) |
| March 28, 2027 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | BST (UTC+1) |
| October 31, 2027 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | GMT (UTC+0) |
Places that use Europe/London
Europe/London covers London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester. Its country relationships are the United Kingdom, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey.
Time difference between London and other cities
| City | Time zone | Difference from London |
|---|---|---|
| New York | America/New_York | 5 hours behind |
| Los Angeles | America/Los_Angeles | 8 hours behind |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 4 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 8 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 9 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Australia/Sydney | 10 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads | Calculating your current difference |
Reference-city differences use standard offsets. Where either place changes clocks seasonally, the gap can change during the year.
Zones on the same standard time as London
These zones share UTC+0 as their standard offset. Seasonal rules can make their live clocks differ during part of the year.