Chester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.1905, -2.8919
- Population
- 90 524
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 265 km away
- Same name
- 42 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chester, England, United Kingdom
The current local time in Chester, England, United Kingdom — time zone Europe/London (+0) — is shown right here.
Chester, United Kingdom
Sunday, 15 November 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Chester
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Chester keeps Europe/London clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:37 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 4:18 PM Daylight 8 h 41 min Night 15 h 19 min Civil twilight 6:58 AM – 4:57 PM
Weather in Chester right now
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Chester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- CH1
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 Chester
- Chester Pennsylvania, United States
- Chester Virginia, United States
- Chester Illinois, United States
- Chester South Carolina, United States
- Chester New Hampshire, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
Local time details for Chester
The postal code count for Chester is 1.
Chester lies in the Europe/London time zone, offset UTC+0. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: No.
The sun will rise at 7:37 AM and set at 4:18 PM in Chester today. Daylight amounts to 8 h 41 min.
Both Hoole and Bache are near Chester and keep its time.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Chester?
- Chester is in Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Does Chester shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Chester: No.
- When does the sun go down in Chester?
- Sunset in Chester is at 4:18 PM.