Rochdale in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.6177, -2.1552
- Population
- 97 550
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 272 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rochdale, England, United Kingdom
Local time right now in Rochdale, England, United Kingdom appears above, in the Europe/London time zone (+1).
Rochdale, United Kingdom
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Rochdale
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
Rochdale keeps Europe/London clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:40 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 10 h 30 min Night 13 h 30 min Civil twilight 7:04 AM – 6:46 PM
Weather in Rochdale right now
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Rochdale and its neighbours
Postal codes
- OL16
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 Rochdale
- Rochdale Massachusetts, United States
- Rochdale Mississippi, United States
- Rochdale North Carolina, United States
- Rochdale New York, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Haughton Green — 20.0 km
- Fallowfield — 20.2 km
- Backbower — 20.4 km
- Heaton Chapel — 20.6 km
- Ladybarn — 20.6 km
- Burnage — 20.8 km
Local time details for Rochdale
Postal coverage of Rochdale comes to 1 codes.
The time standard for Rochdale is Europe/London at UTC+1. Daylight saving time applies here: Yes.
Sunrise at Rochdale today happens at 7:40 AM, sunset at 6:10 PM. The two are 10 h 30 min apart.
Neighbouring Haughton Green and Fallowfield sit in the same time as Rochdale.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Rochdale?
- Rochdale observes the Europe/London time zone, with an offset of +1.
- Does the clock in Rochdale follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Rochdale: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Rochdale?
- Sunset there is at 6:10 PM.