Bedford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.4956, -2.4963
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 273 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bedford, England, United Kingdom
The reading below is the local time in Bedford, England, United Kingdom, taken from the Europe/London zone (+0).
Bedford, United Kingdom
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Bedford
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Bedford, England.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:08 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 4:42 PM Daylight 9 h 34 min Night 14 h 26 min Civil twilight 6:31 AM – 5:19 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 England, United Kingdom
- Bedford Texas, United States
- Bedford Nova Scotia, Canada
- Bedford New Hampshire, United States
- Bedford Indiana, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Hoo Green — 17.9 km
- Stretton — 18.6 km
- Lower Stretton — 18.9 km
- Arley — 19.1 km
- Tatton Dale — 19.1 km
- Mere — 19.1 km
Bedford: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal codes tied to Bedford number 1.
Clocks in Bedford are set by Europe/London and read UTC+0. Daylight saving time: No.
Today the sun comes up at 7:08 AM in Bedford and goes down at 4:42 PM. Daylight measures 9 h 34 min.
Hoo Green and Stretton sit close to Bedford and run on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Bedford observe?
- Bedford observes Europe/London, whose offset is +0.
- Does Bedford move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Bedford?
- Expect it at 7:08 AM.