Portsmouth in numbers
- Coordinates
- 50.7990, -1.0913
- Population
- 208 100
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 104 km away
- Same name
- 11 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
This page holds the current clock reading for Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, in the Europe/London time zone (+1).
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Portsmouth
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
Portsmouth keeps Europe/London clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:29 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:56 AM – 6:46 PM
Weather in Portsmouth right now
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Portsmouth and its neighbours
Postal codes
- PO5
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 Portsmouth
- Portsmouth Virginia, United States
- Portsmouth New Hampshire, United States
- Portsmouth Ohio, United States
- Portsmouth Rhode Island, United States
- Portsmouth Saint John Parish, Dominica
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Nettlestone And Seaview — 8.7 km
- Spring Vale — 8.7 km
- Seaview — 8.9 km
- St John's Park — 9.2 km
- Pelhamfield — 9.2 km
- Pondwell — 9.5 km
About the time in Portsmouth
1 distinct postal codes apply to Portsmouth.
Portsmouth falls within Europe/London, which places it UTC+1 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Expect sunrise at 7:29 AM and sunset at 6:12 PM in Portsmouth today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 43 min.
In Nettlestone And Seaview and Spring Vale the clock agrees with Portsmouth.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Portsmouth labeled?
- The time zone for Portsmouth is labeled Europe/London, with an offset of +1.
- Does Portsmouth keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Portsmouth: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Portsmouth?
- Sunrise there is at 7:29 AM.