Birkenhead in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.3934, -3.0148
- Population
- 325 264
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 287 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom, in the Europe/London zone (+0).
Birkenhead, United Kingdom
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Birkenhead
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Birkenhead.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:04 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 4:50 PM Daylight 9 h 46 min Night 14 h 14 min Civil twilight 6:27 AM – 5:26 PM
Weather in Birkenhead right now
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Birkenhead and its neighbours
Postal codes
- CH41
- CH42
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 Birkenhead
- Birkenhead Auckland, New Zealand
- Birkenhead South Australia, Australia
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Golftyn — 19.2 km
- Cei Connah — 19.6 km
- Connahs Quay — 19.9 km
- Garden City — 20.0 km
- Wepre — 20.2 km
- Sealand — 20.3 km
About the time in Birkenhead
2 postal codes serve Birkenhead.
The time zone here in Birkenhead is Europe/London, offset UTC+0. Does daylight saving apply? No.
In Birkenhead, first light arrives at 7:04 AM and the sun goes down at 4:50 PM. The day holds 9 h 46 min of light.
The same local time applies in Birkenhead, Golftyn and Cei Connah.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Birkenhead?
- The time zone name for Birkenhead is Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Does Birkenhead have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Birkenhead: No.
- When does the sun go down in Birkenhead?
- Sunset in Birkenhead is at 4:50 PM.