United Kingdom
Time now in Preston
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:05Sunset 08:16Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Europe/London
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
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Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
08:16
Day length
14h 11m
Coordinates
51.72, -1.93
Time difference from Preston
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Preston on the map
About the time in Preston
Preston follows the civil time used across its region of United Kingdom; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Sunrise today lands at 06:05 and sunset at 08:16 local time, giving 14h 11m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (51.72, -1.93) 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
- Does Preston 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 Preston today?
- Sunrise is at 06:05 and sunset at 08:16, giving 14h 11m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Preston in?
- Preston uses Europe/London, currently UTC +1.
- 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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