Reading in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.4500, -0.9667
- Population
- 318 014
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 59 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Reading, England, United Kingdom
The exact time in Reading, England, United Kingdom is given here, for the Europe/London time zone (+1).
Reading, United Kingdom
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Reading
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Reading, England.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:40 AM Solar noon 12:49 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 6:33 PM
Weather in Reading right now
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Reading and its neighbours
Postal codes
- RG1
- RG30
- RG6
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 Reading
- Reading Pennsylvania, United States
- Reading Massachusetts, United States
- Reading Ohio, United States
- Reading Michigan, United States
- Reading Kansas, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Caversham — 2.1 km
- Earley — 3.3 km
- Lower Earley — 4.1 km
- Wokingham — 5.1 km
- Holybrook — 5.5 km
- Calcot — 5.9 km
Local time details for Reading
The postal code count for Reading is 3.
Reading keeps the Europe/London zone, which is UTC+1. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
The sun climbs above Reading at 7:40 AM and dips below at 5:59 PM. Between them sit 10 h 18 min of daylight.
Set your clock for Reading and it will also be right in Caversham and Earley.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Reading?
- The time zone name for Reading is Europe/London, with an offset of +1.
- Is the hour in Reading changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- When does the sun come up in Reading?
- Sunrise in Reading is at 7:40 AM.