Preston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 50.6992, -3.7712
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 270 km away
- Same name
- 57 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Preston, England, United Kingdom
This page shows the time as it is now in Preston, England, United Kingdom, in the Europe/London time zone (+0).
Preston, United Kingdom
Thursday, 29 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 7:02 AM Solar noon 12:00 PM Sunset 4:58 PM Daylight 9 h 56 min Night 14 h 04 min Civil twilight 6:28 AM – 5:32 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
- Bonehill — 13.1 km
- Haytor — 13.2 km
- Green Lane — 13.6 km
- Widecombe in the Moor — 14.0 km
- Brimley — 14.2 km
- Pizwell — 14.4 km
Preston: clock, sun and surroundings
Preston tells time by Europe/London, an offset of UTC+0. Clock shift for daylight saving: No.
Preston greets the sun at 7:02 AM and loses it at 4:58 PM today. Daylight runs to 9 h 56 min.
Whatever the hour in Preston, it is the same in Bonehill and Haytor.
Postal codes assigned across Preston total 12.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Preston?
- The local time zone in Preston is Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Does Preston observe daylight saving time?
- No.
- Do you know the time of sunrise in Preston?
- Yes, it is 7:02 AM.