Bolton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 54.6035, -2.5631
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 381 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bolton, England, United Kingdom
Check the current local time in Bolton, England, United Kingdom, which sits in the Europe/London time zone (+0).
Bolton, United Kingdom
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Bolton
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Bolton keeps Europe/London clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:07 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 4:43 PM Daylight 9 h 36 min Night 14 h 24 min Civil twilight 6:29 AM – 5:21 PM
Weather in Bolton right now
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Bolton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- BL1
- BL11
- BL78
- CA16
- EH41
- NE66
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 Bolton
- Bolton England, United Kingdom
- Bolton Ontario, Canada
- Bolton Massachusetts, United States
- Bolton North Carolina, United States
- Bolton Mississippi, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Crackenthorpe — 1.9 km
- Kirkby Thore — 2.4 km
- King's Meaburn — 2.7 km
- Long Marton — 3.2 km
- Littlebeck — 3.7 km
- Brampton — 4.0 km
Time and daylight in Bolton
Clocks in Bolton are set by Europe/London and read UTC+0. Daylight saving time: No.
Today at Bolton, the sun rises at 7:07 AM and sets at 4:43 PM. That gives 9 h 36 min of daylight.
Both Crackenthorpe and Kirkby Thore are near Bolton and keep its time.
Bolton is split into 6 postal code areas.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Bolton use?
- Bolton uses Europe/London, which has an offset of +0.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Bolton?
- No.
- When does light arrive in Bolton?
- Light arrives at 7:07 AM.