Bedford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 52.1346, -0.4663
- Population
- 106 940
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 73 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bedford, England, United Kingdom
The time now in Bedford, England, United Kingdom is shown here, following the Europe/London time zone (+0).
Bedford, United Kingdom
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Bedford
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Bedford.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:49 AM Solar noon 11:47 AM Sunset 4:45 PM Daylight 9 h 57 min Night 14 h 03 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:20 PM
Weather in Bedford right now
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Bedford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- MK40
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in England
- London 8 961 989
- Birmingham 1 157 603
- Manchester 568 996
- Sheffield 556 500
- Leeds 536 280
- Liverpool 496 770
Other places named Bedford
- Bedford Texas, United States
- Bedford Nova Scotia, Canada
- Bedford New Hampshire, United States
- Bedford Indiana, United States
- Bedford Ohio, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Biddenham — 2.9 km
- Great Denham — 3.1 km
- Elstow — 3.5 km
- Cardington — 5.1 km
- Eastcotts — 5.4 km
- Kempston Hardwick — 5.5 km
About the time in Bedford
Bedford is placed in Europe/London, and its offset from UTC is +0. Daylight saving observed here: No.
Today's sunrise at Bedford falls at 6:49 AM; sunset follows at 4:45 PM. Between them lie 9 h 57 min of daylight.
Clocks in Biddenham and Great Denham read the same as clocks in Bedford.
Bedford takes in 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Bedford?
- The time zone used in Bedford is Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Do people in Bedford set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Bedford: No.
- At what time is the sun setting in Bedford?
- The sun is setting at 4:45 PM.