Current time in London.
Current time in London — see the local time, date, weekday, timezone abbreviation, and UTC offset for London, United Kingdom.
Plan around
London time.
Knowing the current time in London is useful when you are planning a call, checking a delivery window, coordinating support, following a live event, or comparing a travel itinerary. This page keeps the clock and calendar date together so you can see whether the local day is the same as yours before you schedule anything.
London is represented by the IANA timezone Europe/London. That identifier is more reliable than relying on a short label such as EST, CST, GMT, or IST because the abbreviation can change during the year. The live result uses the browser’s built-in internationalization data to display the active abbreviation and UTC offset for the current moment.
Use the displayed date and weekday when timing a meeting with people in other regions. A time that looks convenient in one location may fall on the previous or next calendar day in London. For a group conversation, open the timezone meeting planner to compare London with London, New York, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, or another city and find a practical shared working window.
The clock runs entirely in the browser and does not need an account. It refreshes every second, supports a 12-hour or 24-hour display, and is designed as a quick reference for UK time, GMT, BST, and European coordination. When a date matters, test the planned date in a timezone converter rather than assuming that today’s offset will remain unchanged.
Questions about
London time.
What time is it in London right now?
This page shows the current local time in London using the Europe/London timezone and updates every second in your browser.
What timezone is London in?
London uses the Europe/London IANA timezone identifier. The displayed abbreviation and UTC offset can change when local daylight-saving rules apply.
Does London observe daylight saving time?
The live London clock checks the Europe/London timezone database for the current moment. If seasonal clock changes apply in United Kingdom, the active abbreviation and UTC offset shown on this page update automatically.
