Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.8333, -2.2000
- Population
- 29 317
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 294 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, England, United Kingdom
The current hour and minute in Nelson, England, United Kingdom are shown here, in the Europe/London zone (+1).
Nelson, United Kingdom
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Nelson
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Nelson, England.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:50 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 10 h 09 min Night 13 h 51 min Civil twilight 7:14 AM – 6:35 PM
Weather in Nelson right now
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Nelson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- BB9
- CF46
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 Nelson
- Nelson Nelson Region, New Zealand
- Nelson Wales, United Kingdom
- Nelson British Columbia, Canada
- Nelson Georgia, United States
- Nelson New Hampshire, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Caldershaw — 23.0 km
- Spotland Fold — 23.2 km
- Passmonds — 23.4 km
- Little Clegg — 23.5 km
- Cutgate — 23.5 km
- Bagslate Moor — 23.6 km
Local time details for Nelson
Nelson is covered by 2 postal codes.
Nelson carries the Europe/London zone, offset UTC+1. Whether daylight saving time is applied: Yes.
First light in Nelson comes at 7:50 AM today; darkness returns after 5:59 PM. The day gives 10 h 09 min of light.
Neighbours of Nelson such as Caldershaw and Spotland Fold share its clock.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is Nelson in?
- Nelson is in the Europe/London time zone, with an offset of +1.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Nelson?
- Yes.
- What time is first light in Nelson?
- The sun rises at 7:50 AM.