Preston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 50.5609, -3.6159
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 266 km away
- Same name
- 57 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Preston, England, United Kingdom
The time in Preston, England, United Kingdom at this very moment is shown below, in the Europe/London zone (+0).
Preston, United Kingdom
Monday, 26 October 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 6:56 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 5:03 PM Daylight 10 h 07 min Night 13 h 53 min Civil twilight 6:22 AM – 5:37 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
- Dainton — 8.0 km
- Ipplepen — 8.1 km
- North Whilborough — 8.4 km
- Torbryan — 8.6 km
- Edginswell — 9.2 km
- Hele — 9.9 km
Time and daylight in Preston
The applicable time zone for Preston is Europe/London, offset UTC+0. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
Sunrise falls at 6:56 AM today in Preston, with the sun setting at 5:03 PM. That leaves 10 h 07 min of light.
Anyone in Dainton or Ipplepen reads the same clock as Preston.
Sorting mail for Preston involves 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Preston?
- The time zone that applies to Preston is Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Preston?
- Daylight saving in Preston: No.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in Preston?
- In Preston the sun rises at 6:56 AM.