Preston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.3100, 0.8882
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 74 km away
- Same name
- 57 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Preston, England, United Kingdom
Watch the current local time in Preston, England, United Kingdom, running on the Europe/London time zone (+0).
Preston, United Kingdom
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Preston
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Preston keeps Europe/London clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:08 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 4:16 PM Daylight 9 h 08 min Night 14 h 52 min Civil twilight 6:31 AM – 4:52 PM
Weather in Preston right now
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Preston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- BN1
- CO10
- CT3
- DT3
- EH40
- GL7
- HR8
- HU12
- LE15
- ME13
- NE30
- NE67
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 Preston
- Preston England, United Kingdom
- Preston Victoria, Australia
- Preston Idaho, United States
- Preston Nova Scotia, Canada
- Preston Texas, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Faversham — 0.5 km
- Ospringe — 1.3 km
- Luddenham — 3.2 km
- Graveney With Goodnestone — 3.4 km
- Norton, Buckland And Stone — 3.6 km
- Sheldwich — 3.9 km
Local time details for Preston
The time standard for Preston is Europe/London at UTC+0. Daylight saving time applies here: No.
First light in Preston comes at 7:08 AM today; darkness returns after 4:16 PM. The day gives 9 h 08 min of light.
Preston, Faversham and Ospringe all run on one and the same time.
The area of Preston is divided into 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Preston uses?
- Preston uses the Europe/London time zone, with an offset of +0.
- Does Preston stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Preston: No.
- What hour brings sunrise in Preston?
- The hour is 7:08 AM.