Chelmsford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.7357, 0.4696
- Population
- 111 511
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 48 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
Use this page to see what time it is in Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom — the Europe/London zone applies there (+0).
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Chelmsford
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Chelmsford keeps Europe/London clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:55 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 4:31 PM Daylight 9 h 36 min Night 14 h 24 min Civil twilight 6:19 AM – 5:06 PM
Weather in Chelmsford right now
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Chelmsford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- CM1
- CM99
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 Chelmsford
- Chelmsford Massachusetts, United States
- Chelmsford Ontario, Canada
- Chelmsford Queensland, Australia
- Chelmsford New South Wales, Australia
- Chelmsford New Brunswick, Canada
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Chelmsford District — 1.6 km
- Great Baddow — 2.8 km
- Springfield — 3.2 km
- Galleywood — 4.0 km
- Boreham — 5.6 km
- Great Waltham — 6.5 km
Chelmsford: clock, sun and surroundings
Chelmsford sits under Europe/London, which puts local clocks at UTC+0. Daylight saving in use: No.
The horizon brightens over Chelmsford at 6:55 AM, and the sun sets at 4:31 PM. Daylight runs 9 h 36 min.
The local time of Chelmsford is shared by neighbouring Chelmsford District and Great Baddow.
2 postal codes correspond to Chelmsford.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Chelmsford follow?
- Local time in Chelmsford follows Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Chelmsford?
- No.
- At what time is the sun setting in Chelmsford?
- The sun is setting at 4:31 PM.