United Kingdom
Time now in Southampton
Sunrise 06:01Sunset 08:16Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Europe/London
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
254,275
Sunrise
06:01
Sunset
08:16
Day length
14h 14m
Coordinates
50.92, -1.38
Time difference from Southampton
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Southampton right now.
Southampton on the map
About the time in Southampton
Southampton 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.
Southampton is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC +1 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 25 October 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Southampton sits at latitude 50.92, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 14h 14m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Southampton
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Southampton?
- Southampton is UTC +1 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Southampton change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- 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 Southampton right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Southampton, updating every second from Europe/London (UTC +1).
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