Current time in Birmingham, United Kingdom
United Kingdom Time
UTC+01:00- Time zone
- United Kingdom Time · Europe/London
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00 BST
- Abbreviation
- GMT / BST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 01:00, back the last Sunday in October at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 (BST → GMT).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- England, United Kingdom · 52.48° N, 1.90° W
- Population
- 1,157,603
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Birmingham at about 12:08 standard time: the clock runs about 8 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:51 and 13:14 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:10 | 18:20 | 12h 10m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:44 | 21:34 | 16h 50m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:55 | 19:03 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:15 | 15:55 | 7h 39m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:05–18:49 (11 h 44 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- London · 160 km
- Douglas, Isle of Man · 250 km
- Dublin, Ireland · 310 km
- Saint Peter Port, Guernsey · 340 km
- Saint Helier, Jersey · 370 km
- Rotterdam, Netherlands · 440 km · clock 1 h ahead
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Douglas, Isle of Man · 250 km
- Dublin, Ireland · 310 km
- Saint Peter Port, Guernsey · 340 km
- Saint Helier, Jersey · 370 km
- Tórshavn, Faroe Islands · 1,100 km
- Lisbon, Portugal · 1,630 km