United Kingdom
Time now in Dorset
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:07Sunset 08:17Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Europe/London
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
389,947
Sunrise
06:07
Sunset
08:17
Day length
14h 10m
Coordinates
50.75, -2.33
Time difference from Dorset
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Dorset right now.
Dorset on the map
About the time in Dorset
Dorset sits at latitude 50.75, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 14h 10m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Dorset 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:07 and sunset at 08:17 local time, giving 14h 10m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (50.75, -2.33) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Dorset.
Frequently asked questions about time in Dorset
- When do the sun rise and set in Dorset today?
- Sunrise is at 06:07 and sunset at 08:17, giving 14h 10m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Dorset in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Dorset runs from 08:00–16:00 UTC today.
- 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.
- What time is it in Dorset right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Dorset, updating every second from Europe/London (UTC +1).
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