Current time in Manchester
Live local time, date and time zone information for Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
Current time in Manchester
15:12:24
Europe/London · UTC+01:00
Time zone in Manchester
Manchester is in England, United Kingdom and uses the Europe/London time zone. Manchester 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 Manchester
Sun and clock in Manchester
Manchester 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 12:09 by the standard clock, within 9 minutes of twelve. Summer time moves that an hour later still, to about 13:09.
Daylight through the year in Manchester
At 53.5°N latitude, Manchester sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 17 h 2 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 7 h 28 m, a swing of about 9 h 34 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 9 h 34 m apart.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Manchester at about 04:39 and sets at about 21:41; on the December solstice it rises at about 08:22 and sets at about 15:51.
When the clocks change in Manchester
Manchester 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 Manchester:
| 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 Manchester moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Manchester from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester, 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
Manchester is currently on UTC+01:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Manchester compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from Manchester |
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Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep Europe/London time: London and Edinburgh. Their clocks match Manchester’s exactly, including any daylight saving change. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Dublin, about 270 km away on Europe/Dublin, which shows the same clock time as Manchester 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 53.48°N, 2.24°W, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Manchester in?
Manchester uses the Europe/London time zone — Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+00:00, moving to British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) during summer time.
Does Manchester use daylight saving time?
Manchester 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 Manchester?
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 Manchester and my location?
The section above compares Manchester with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.