United Kingdom
Time now in Birtley
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:55Sunset 08:28Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Europe/London
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
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Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
08:28
Day length
14h 32m
Coordinates
55.08, -2.18
Time difference from Birtley
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Birtley right now.
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About the time in Birtley
Sunrise today lands at 05:55 and sunset at 08:28 local time, giving 14h 32m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (55.08, -2.18) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Birtley.
Birtley runs on Europe/London, 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.
The zone identifier Europe/London is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/London keeps pointing at London time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Birtley
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Europe/London, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Birtley 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 Birtley right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Birtley, updating every second from Europe/London (UTC +1).
- Which time zone is Birtley in?
- Birtley uses Europe/London, currently UTC +1.
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