Preston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.5667, -0.3000
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 14 km away
- Same name
- 57 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Preston, England, United Kingdom
The local time of Preston, England, United Kingdom is presented here, in line with the Europe/London zone (+0).
Preston, United Kingdom
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Preston
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Preston.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 11:46 AM Sunset 4:20 PM Daylight 9 h 06 min Night 14 h 54 min Civil twilight 6:37 AM – 4:56 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
- Brent — 1.3 km
- Harrow — 2.3 km
- Perivale — 3.1 km
- Stanmore — 5.7 km
- Willesden — 5.9 km
- Cricklewood — 5.9 km
Local time details for Preston
Preston includes 12 postal codes.
The time zone assigned to Preston is Europe/London, held at UTC+0. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Daylight in Preston starts at 7:13 AM and ends at 4:20 PM today. It lasts 9 h 06 min.
In Brent and Harrow the clock agrees with Preston.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for Preston?
- Enter Europe/London as the time zone for Preston; its offset is +0.
- Does Preston run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Preston: No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Preston?
- It sets at 4:20 PM.