United Kingdom
Time now in Cardiff
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:09Sunset 08:22Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Europe/London
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
383,919
Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
08:22
Day length
14h 14m
Coordinates
51.50, -3.17
Time difference from Cardiff
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cardiff right now.
Cardiff on the map
About the time in Cardiff
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Cardiff day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 08:00–16:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Sunrise today lands at 06:09 and sunset at 08:22 local time, giving 14h 14m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (51.50, -3.17) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Cardiff.
Cardiff 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cardiff
- What time is it in Cardiff right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cardiff, updating every second from Europe/London (UTC +1).
- Which time zone is Cardiff in?
- Cardiff uses Europe/London, currently UTC +1.
- Does Cardiff change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Cardiff today?
- Sunrise is at 06:09 and sunset at 08:22, giving 14h 14m of daylight.
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