United Kingdom
Time now in Swindon
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:03Sunset 08:19Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Europe/London
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
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Sunrise
06:03
Sunset
08:19
Day length
14h 16m
Coordinates
51.92, -2.10
Time difference from Swindon
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Swindon right now.
Swindon on the map
About the time in Swindon
Swindon follows the civil time used across its region of United Kingdom; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Swindon 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.
The zone identifier Europe/London is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/London keeps pointing at London time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Swindon
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Swindon?
- Swindon is UTC +1 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Swindon change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- What time is it in Swindon right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Swindon, updating every second from Europe/London (UTC +1).
- Which time zone is Swindon in?
- Swindon uses Europe/London, currently UTC +1.
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