Leicester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 52.6386, -1.1317
- Population
- 368 600
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 143 km away
- Same name
- 7 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Leicester, England, United Kingdom
This page reports the local time in Leicester, England, United Kingdom, set by the Europe/London time zone (+0).
Leicester, United Kingdom
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Leicester
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Leicester, England.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:07 AM Solar noon 11:49 AM Sunset 4:31 PM Daylight 9 h 24 min Night 14 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:31 AM – 5:08 PM
Weather in Leicester right now
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Leicester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- LE1
- LE19
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 Leicester
- Leicester Massachusetts, United States
- Leicester Vermont, United States
- Leicester New York, United States
- Leicester Alberta, Canada
- Leicester Southern Province, Sierra Leone
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Belgrave — 1.6 km
- Humberstone — 3.2 km
- Aylestone — 4.0 km
- Thurmaston — 5.0 km
- Anstey — 5.6 km
- Stoughton — 6.6 km
Leicester: clock, sun and surroundings
Leicester contains 2 postal codes.
The clock standard in Leicester is Europe/London, offset by UTC+0. Daylight saving time in use: No.
First light in Leicester comes at 7:07 AM today; darkness returns after 4:31 PM. The day gives 9 h 24 min of light.
Close by, Belgrave and Humberstone keep time with Leicester.
Questions and answers
- Does Leicester use the Europe/London time zone?
- Yes, Leicester uses Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Does Leicester go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Leicester: No.
- When does light leave Leicester?
- Light leaves at 4:31 PM.