Lancaster in numbers
- Coordinates
- 54.0465, -2.7999
- Population
- 47 162
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 335 km away
- Same name
- 37 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lancaster, England, United Kingdom
Below is the local time in Lancaster, England, United Kingdom, kept in the Europe/London zone (+1).
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Friday, 23 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Lancaster
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Lancaster.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:55 AM Solar noon 12:57 PM Sunset 5:58 PM Daylight 10 h 04 min Night 13 h 56 min Civil twilight 7:18 AM – 6:35 PM
Weather in Lancaster right now
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Lancaster and its neighbours
Postal codes
- LA1
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 Lancaster
- Lancaster California, United States
- Lancaster Pennsylvania, United States
- Lancaster Ohio, United States
- Lancaster Texas, United States
- Lancaster New York, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Nateby — 16.7 km
- Eagland Hill — 16.9 km
- Bruna Hill — 17.8 km
- Bowgreave — 17.8 km
- Nook — 18.3 km
- Churchtown — 18.4 km
Local time details for Lancaster
1 postal code serve Lancaster.
In Lancaster the time zone is Europe/London and the offset is UTC+1. Daylight saving time used: Yes.
Today, Lancaster has first light at 7:55 AM and last light at 5:58 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 04 min.
Check Lancaster and you have also checked Nateby and Eagland Hill.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Lancaster?
- Lancaster is in Europe/London, with an offset of +1.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Lancaster?
- Yes.
- What time is sunrise in Lancaster?
- It is 7:55 AM.