Time in Edinburgh, United Kingdom 🇬🇧
The current local time in Edinburgh, United Kingdom is shown below — the city is in the Europe/London time zone (UTC +01:00 · BST).
Edinburgh local time
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 BST
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
55.95° N, 3.19° W
Population: 524,930
Time zone
IANA: Europe/London
UTC offset: +01:00 · BST · British Summer Time
Country: United Kingdom · ISO GB
Edinburgh right now
Time difference
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Daylight saving time
Edinburgh changes its clocks: UTC +00:00 in winter (standard time) and UTC +01:00 during daylight saving time.
The next clock change is calculated from your device's date.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:26 · Sunset 18:38
Day length 11h 12m · twilight and monthly table →
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