Current time in Edinburgh
Live local time, date and time zone information for Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Current time in Edinburgh
15:12:24
Europe/London · UTC+01:00
Time zone in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is in Scotland, United Kingdom and uses the Europe/London time zone. Edinburgh observes daylight saving time. It uses Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00) in the standard-time part of the year and British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) during summer time.
Sunrise and sunset in Edinburgh
Sun and clock in Edinburgh
Edinburgh sits almost exactly on the meridian its time zone is built around, so the clock and the sun agree here about as closely as they do anywhere: averaged over the year, solar noon falls at 12:13 by the standard clock, within 13 minutes of twelve. Summer time moves that an hour later still, to about 13:13.
Daylight through the year in Edinburgh
At 56.0°N latitude, Edinburgh sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 17 h 37 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 6 h 57 m, a swing of about 10 h 39 m between midsummer and midwinter.
This far from the equator the seasons dominate the day: midsummer evenings stay light late, midwinter afternoons end early, and the two extremes are 10 h 39 m apart.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Edinburgh at about 04:26 and sets at about 22:02; on the December solstice it rises at about 08:42 and sets at about 15:39.
When the clocks change in Edinburgh
Edinburgh follows the European rule: clocks go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October, both at 01:00 UTC, so every country on the rule changes at the same instant.
The next two changes in Edinburgh:
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2026 | Clocks go back one hour on Oct 25, 2026 at 01:30, moving from UTC+01:00 to UTC+00:00. | UTC+00:00 |
| March 28, 2027 | Clocks go forward one hour on Mar 28, 2027 at 02:30, moving from UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00. | UTC+01:00 |
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Edinburgh moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Edinburgh from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Edinburgh corresponds to 09:00–17:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 09:00–17:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York overlaps for only 3 hours, from 14:00 to 17:00 Edinburgh time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- Tokyo has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 01:00 in Edinburgh, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Edinburgh is currently on UTC+01:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Edinburgh compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from Edinburgh |
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Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep Europe/London time: London and Manchester. Their clocks match Edinburgh’s exactly, including any daylight saving change. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Dublin, about 350 km away on Europe/Dublin, which shows the same clock time as Edinburgh today.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 55.95°N, 3.19°W, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Edinburgh in?
Edinburgh uses the Europe/London time zone — Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+00:00, moving to British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) during summer time.
Does Edinburgh use daylight saving time?
Edinburgh observes daylight saving time. It uses Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00) in the standard-time part of the year and British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) during summer time.
What is the UTC offset for Edinburgh?
The standard offset is UTC+00:00, and UTC+01:00 while summer time is in effect. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Edinburgh and my location?
The section above compares Edinburgh with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.