Preston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.7628, -2.7045
- Population
- 313 332
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 305 km away
- Same name
- 57 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Preston, England, United Kingdom
On this page the local time of Preston, England, United Kingdom is updated live, 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
Local time in Preston, England.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 11:56 AM Sunset 4:52 PM Daylight 9 h 53 min Night 14 h 07 min Civil twilight 6:23 AM – 5:29 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 Victoria, Australia
- Preston Idaho, United States
- Preston Nova Scotia, Canada
- Preston Texas, United States
- Preston Minnesota, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Shevington Vale — 20.4 km
- Appley Bridge — 20.6 km
- Shevington — 21.2 km
- Dalton — 22.1 km
- Whalleys — 22.2 km
- Scot Lane End — 22.2 km
Local time details for Preston
Time in Preston applies without change in Shevington Vale and Appley Bridge nearby.
Preston is split into 12 postal code areas.
Preston is placed in Europe/London, and its offset from UTC is +0. Daylight saving observed here: No.
The sky over Preston lightens at 7:00 AM and the sun sets at 4:52 PM. Daylight runs for 9 h 53 min today.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Preston?
- Choose Europe/London for Preston, with an offset of +0.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Preston?
- No.
- What time will the sun set in Preston today?
- Today it sets at 4:52 PM.