United Kingdom
Time now in Preston
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:53Sunset 08:14Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Europe/London
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
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Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
08:14
Day length
14h 21m
Coordinates
53.75, -0.21
Time difference from Preston
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About the time in Preston
Preston sits at latitude 53.75, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 14h 21m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 05:53 and sunset at 08:14 local time, giving 14h 21m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (53.75, -0.21) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Preston.
Preston 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 Preston
- When do the sun rise and set in Preston today?
- Sunrise is at 05:53 and sunset at 08:14, giving 14h 21m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Preston in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Preston runs from 08:00–16:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Preston?
- Preston is UTC +1 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Preston right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Preston, updating every second from Europe/London (UTC +1).
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