Ireland
Time now in Ballycastle
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 08:56Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Europe/Dublin
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
219
Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
08:56
Day length
14h 32m
Coordinates
54.28, -9.37
Time difference from Ballycastle
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Ballycastle right now.
Ballycastle on the map
About the time in Ballycastle
Around 219 people live in Ballycastle, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Ballycastle runs on Europe/Dublin, which puts the city UTC +1 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Ballycastle is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC +1 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 25 October 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in Ballycastle
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Europe/Dublin, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Ballycastle?
- Ballycastle is UTC +1 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Ballycastle change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- What time is it in Ballycastle right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Ballycastle, updating every second from Europe/Dublin (UTC +1).
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