North Shields in numbers
- Coordinates
- 55.0165, -1.4492
- Population
- 39 747
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 400 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in North Shields, England, United Kingdom
This is the current time in North Shields, England, United Kingdom, shown for the Europe/London time zone (+0).
North Shields, United Kingdom
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in North Shields
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in North Shields.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 11:50 AM Sunset 4:25 PM Daylight 9 h 09 min Night 14 h 51 min Civil twilight 6:37 AM – 5:04 PM
Weather in North Shields right now
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North Shields and its neighbours
Postal codes
- NE29
- NE30
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 North Shields
- North Shields South Australia, Australia
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- West Herrington — 16.3 km
- Silksworth — 16.4 km
- New Herrington — 16.5 km
- Moorside — 16.8 km
- Doxford Park — 16.9 km
- Philadelphia — 17.0 km
Local time details for North Shields
The sky over North Shields lightens at 7:16 AM and the sun sets at 4:25 PM. Daylight runs for 9 h 09 min today.
Nearby places like West Herrington and Silksworth are on North Shields time.
2 postal codes are listed for North Shields.
North Shields marks time with Europe/London at an offset of UTC+0. Does the area change clocks seasonally? No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains North Shields?
- North Shields is in Europe/London, which has an offset of +0.
- Does North Shields move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- When does daylight end in North Shields?
- Daylight ends at 4:25 PM.