Preston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 50.8377, -0.1496
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 75 km away
- Same name
- 57 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Preston, England, United Kingdom
The clock for Preston, England, United Kingdom is kept here in the Europe/London time zone (+1).
Preston, United Kingdom
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Preston
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Preston.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:26 AM Solar noon 12:47 PM Sunset 6:09 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:52 AM – 6:42 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
- Preston Park — 0.9 km
- Round Hill — 1.1 km
- Brighton And Hove — 1.2 km
- Brighton — 1.3 km
- Hollingdean — 1.3 km
- Hove — 1.4 km
About the time in Preston
Postal codes assigned across Preston total 12.
Preston holds to Europe/London time, which equals UTC+1. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: Yes.
Daylight in Preston today runs from 7:26 AM to 6:09 PM. The stretch measures 10 h 43 min.
Preston Park and Round Hill are neighbours of Preston on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Preston based on?
- The clock in Preston is based on Europe/London, with an offset of +1.
- Does Preston move its clocks forward at any time?
- Yes.
- Which time marks sunrise in Preston?
- 7:26 AM marks sunrise.