United Kingdom
Time now in Wales
Sunrise 06:06Sunset 08:28Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Europe/London
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
3,131,640
Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
08:28
Day length
14h 22m
Coordinates
52.50, -3.50
Time difference from Wales
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Wales right now.
Wales on the map
About the time in Wales
Wales sits at latitude 52.50, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 14h 22m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Wales 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Wales day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 08:00–16:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Wales
- When do the sun rise and set in Wales today?
- Sunrise is at 06:06 and sunset at 08:28, giving 14h 22m of daylight.
- Does Wales change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- Which time zone is Wales in?
- Wales uses Europe/London, currently UTC +1.
- What time is it in Wales right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Wales, updating every second from Europe/London (UTC +1).
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