Wakefield in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.6833, -1.4977
- Population
- 109 766
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 259 km away
- Same name
- 41 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
The time now in Wakefield, England, United Kingdom is shown here, following the Europe/London time zone (+0).
Wakefield, United Kingdom
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Wakefield
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Wakefield.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:56 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 4:45 PM Daylight 9 h 49 min Night 14 h 11 min Civil twilight 6:20 AM – 5:22 PM
Weather in Wakefield right now
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Wakefield and its neighbours
Postal codes
- WF1
- WF90
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 Wakefield
- Wakefield New York, United States
- Wakefield Massachusetts, United States
- Wakefield New Hampshire, United States
- Wakefield Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
- Wakefield Tasman District, New Zealand
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Thurgoland — 19.4 km
- Crane Moor — 19.6 km
- Platts Common — 19.7 km
- Upper Hoyland — 19.8 km
- Jump — 20.1 km
- Hemingfield — 20.3 km
Local time details for Wakefield
Sunrise happens at 6:56 AM in Wakefield today and sunset at 4:45 PM. That marks 9 h 49 min of daylight.
Check Wakefield and you have also checked Thurgoland and Crane Moor.
Addresses in Wakefield fall under 2 postal codes.
Wakefield holds to Europe/London time, which equals UTC+0. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Wakefield observe?
- Wakefield observes Europe/London, whose offset is +0.
- Do people in Wakefield set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Wakefield: No.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Wakefield?
- Today the sun sets at 4:45 PM.