Preston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.7000, -1.9333
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 127 km away
- Same name
- 57 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Preston, England, United Kingdom
This is the current time in Preston, England, United Kingdom, shown for the Europe/London time zone (+0).
Preston, United Kingdom
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Preston
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Preston, England.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:20 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 4:26 PM Daylight 9 h 05 min Night 14 h 55 min Civil twilight 6:44 AM – 5:02 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
- Siddington — 2.2 km
- Ampney Crucis — 2.5 km
- South Cerney — 3.0 km
- Cirencester — 3.4 km
- Ampney St Peter — 3.4 km
- Ampney St. Peter — 4.1 km
About the time in Preston
Neighbours of Preston such as Siddington and Ampney Crucis share its clock.
Preston accounts for 12 postal codes.
Preston counts hours by Europe/London, which stands at UTC+0. Whether daylight saving is kept: No.
Today in Preston, daylight opens at 7:20 AM and closes at 4:26 PM. That span measures 9 h 05 min.
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 keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Preston: No.
- At what hour does the sun set in Preston?
- At 4:26 PM.