Time in London
London's time zone
London uses GMT (UTC+0) as standard time and BST (UTC+1) during daylight saving time, from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October; the clocks change at 01:00 UTC, the same moment everywhere in the UK and the EU. It covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. BST (British Summer Time) applies only from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October; the rest of the year the UK is on GMT.
The clock above is worked out in your browser from the time zone database, so it is right whatever time zone you are in.
Time difference from London
- New York is 5 hours behind London for most of the year, and 4 hours behind from the second Sunday in March (US clocks go forward) to the last Sunday in March (UK and EU clocks go forward) and from the last Sunday in October (UK and EU clocks go back) to the first Sunday in November (US clocks go back).
- Los Angeles is 8 hours behind London for most of the year, and 7 hours behind from the second Sunday in March (US clocks go forward) to the last Sunday in March (UK and EU clocks go forward) and from the last Sunday in October (UK and EU clocks go back) to the first Sunday in November (US clocks go back).
- Paris is 1 hour ahead of London all year, because both change their clocks on the same dates.
- India is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of London from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October, and 5 hours 30 minutes ahead from the last Sunday in October to the last Sunday in March.
- Sydney is 9 hours ahead of London from the first Sunday in April (Australian clocks go back) to the first Sunday in October (Australian clocks go forward); 11 hours ahead from the last Sunday in October (UK and EU clocks go back) to the last Sunday in March (UK and EU clocks go forward); and 10 hours ahead from the last Sunday in March (UK and EU clocks go forward) to the first Sunday in April (Australian clocks go back) and from the first Sunday in October (Australian clocks go forward) to the last Sunday in October (UK and EU clocks go back).
Handy for
- Checking it's a sensible hour before calling someone in the UK
- Planning a meeting with a London office
- Catching a UK broadcast or sports fixture live
To plan a call, add your cities to the planner above: it shows where working hours overlap on any date. To convert one time, try BST to EST.
Questions
What time zone is London in?
London uses UK time: GMT (UTC+0) as standard time and BST (UTC+1) during daylight saving time.
Does London have daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks go forward an hour on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October, at 01:00 UTC, the same moment everywhere in the UK and the EU.
What is the time difference between London and New York?
New York is 5 hours behind London for most of the year, and 4 hours behind from the second Sunday in March (US clocks go forward) to the last Sunday in March (UK and EU clocks go forward) and from the last Sunday in October (UK and EU clocks go back) to the first Sunday in November (US clocks go back).
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