Preston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 52.7031, -2.6959
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 220 km away
- Same name
- 57 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Preston, England, United Kingdom
You can see the current local time of Preston, England, United Kingdom on this page, in the Europe/London zone (+0).
Preston, United Kingdom
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Preston
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Preston, England.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:06 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 4:45 PM Daylight 9 h 38 min Night 14 h 22 min Civil twilight 6:30 AM – 5:21 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
- Upton Magna — 2.5 km
- Atcham — 2.8 km
- Shrewsbury — 3.9 km
- Wroxeter — 4.9 km
- Shropshire — 5.4 km
- Harlescott — 5.5 km
Local time details for Preston
Preston has sunrise at 7:06 AM today and sunset at 4:45 PM. Light holds for 9 h 38 min.
Look nearby and you will see Upton Magna and Atcham on the same clock as Preston.
Preston is split into 12 postal code areas.
The time zone in effect for Preston is Europe/London, at UTC+0. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Questions and answers
- Where does Preston fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Preston falls within Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Preston?
- No.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Preston?
- In Preston the sun sets at 4:45 PM.