Dorchester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 50.7167, -2.4333
- Population
- 16 879
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 184 km away
- Same name
- 21 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dorchester, England, United Kingdom
The local time of Dorchester, England, United Kingdom is presented here, in line with the Europe/London zone (+0).
Dorchester, United Kingdom
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Dorchester
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Dorchester, England.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 4:49 PM Daylight 9 h 49 min Night 14 h 11 min Civil twilight 6:26 AM – 5:23 PM
Weather in Dorchester right now
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Dorchester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- DT1
- OX10
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 Dorchester
- Dorchester Massachusetts, United States
- Dorchester Ontario, Canada
- Dorchester Maryland, United States
- Dorchester New Brunswick, Canada
- Dorchester Wisconsin, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Coker's Frome — 0.5 km
- Frome Whitfield — 0.8 km
- Burton — 1.3 km
- Stinsford — 2.1 km
- Kingston Maurward — 2.2 km
- Poundbury — 2.5 km
Dorchester: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal areas within Dorchester come to 2.
Local timekeeping in Dorchester uses Europe/London, equal to UTC+0. Summer clock change: No.
The sky over Dorchester lightens at 7:00 AM and the sun sets at 4:49 PM. Daylight runs for 9 h 49 min today.
Nothing changes on the clock between Dorchester and neighbouring Coker's Frome or Frome Whitfield.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Dorchester?
- The time zone used in Dorchester is Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Does Dorchester shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Dorchester: No.
- What time will the sun set in Dorchester today?
- Today it sets at 4:49 PM.