GMT/BST: UK time
UK time, UTC+0 right now. Used in United Kingdom. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sun, Mar 28, 2027.
GMT · UK time
GMT
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC+0
- Abbreviation
- GMT/BST
- Full name
- UK time
- UTC offset now
- UTC+0
- Standard time
- UTC+0
- Daylight time
- UTC+1
- Daylight saving
- Yes
- Reference zone
Europe/London- Where
- United Kingdom
Daylight saving time in GMT
DST ended
Sun, Oct 25, 2026
Clocks went back 1 hour
DST starts
Sun, Mar 28, 2027
Clocks go forward 1 hour
Winter
UTC+0
GMT
Summer
UTC+1
BST
GMT is the standard time; in summer the zone is on BST, UTC+1. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sun, Mar 28, 2027.
Countries and cities on GMT
Where UK time is kept, with each country's largest cities in the zone. Open a city for its clock, sunrise and sunset, and the time difference to the rest of the world.
| City | Local time | Compared to GMT |
|---|---|---|
| United KingdomLondon, Birmingham, Glasgow | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| Ivory CoastAbidjan, Abobo, Bouaké | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| GhanaKumasi, Accra, Tamale | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| SenegalDakar, Pikine, Touba | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| MaliBamako, Sikasso, Koutiala | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| GuineaConakry, Camayenne, Nzérékoré | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| Burkina FasoOuagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| TogoLomé, Sokodé, Kara | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| LiberiaMonrovia, Gbarnga, Buchanan | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| MauritaniaNouakchott, Nouadhibou, Kiffa | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| IrelandDublin, Cork, Limerick | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| Sierra LeoneFreetown, Kenema, Bo | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| Guinea-BissauBissau, Gabú, Contumo | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| GambiaSerekunda, Brikama, Sukuta | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| IcelandReykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSão Tomé | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| JerseySaint Helier | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| Isle of ManDouglas | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| GuernseySaint Peter Port | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
| Saint HelenaJamestown | Tue 9:00 AM | Same time |
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Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current time in UK time (GMT, or BST in summer), following the rules of the Europe/London time zone. It is UTC+0 at the moment.
GMT stands for UK time time. It is used in United Kingdom.
GMT is UTC+0. During daylight saving time the same places are on BST, UTC+1.
GMT is the standard time; in summer the zone is on BST, UTC+1. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sun, Mar 28, 2027.
Other time zones
- UTCThe world's reference time
- GMTUTC+0 all year
- EST/EDTUS & Canada
- CST/CDTUS
- MST/MDTUS & Canada
- PST/PDTUS & Canada
- AKST/AKDTAlaska
- HSTHawaii
- AST/ADTAtlantic Canada & the Caribbean
- NST/NDTNewfoundland
- WET/WESTPortugal & the Canary Islands
- CET/CESTBerlin
- EET/EESTAthens
- MSKMoscow
- TRTTürkiye
- EATNairobi
- CATMaputo
- SASTSouth Africa
- WATLagos
- ASTSaudi Arabia
- GSTUAE & Oman
- IRSTIran
- PKTPakistan
- ISTIndia
- IST/IDTIsrael
- GMT/ISTIreland
- NPTNepal
- BSTBangladesh
- ICTThailand
- WIBJakarta
- CSTChina
- HKTHong Kong
- SGTSingapore
- MYTMalaysia
- PHTPhilippines
- AWSTPerth
- JSTJapan
- KSTSouth Korea
- ACST/ACDTAdelaide
- AEST/AEDTSydney
- NZST/NZDTNew Zealand
- BRTSão Paulo
- ARTArgentina
- CST/CDTCuba
- SSTAmerican Samoa
- AoEUTC−12 all year
Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.