BST Time Now — British Summer Time

The current BST time (British Summer Time, UTC +01:00) is shown below. BST is the daylight saving variant of GMT used in the United Kingdom.

BST — British Summer Time

09:05:06

Saturday, 9 May 2026 GMT+1

About BST

Offset & DST

UTC offset: +01:00

Daylight saving: Observed

Representative IANA zone: Europe/London

IANA zones at BST

Europe/London

Countries commonly using BST

🇬🇧 United Kingdom Country time page

Other zones at UTC +01:00

CET Central European Time

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Major cities in BST

London United Kingdom