Watford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.6553, -0.3960
- Population
- 125 707
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 25 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Watford, England, United Kingdom
Local time right now in Watford, England, United Kingdom appears above, in the Europe/London time zone (+1).
Watford, United Kingdom
Friday, 23 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Watford
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Watford.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:40 AM Solar noon 12:47 PM Sunset 5:54 PM Daylight 10 h 14 min Night 13 h 46 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 6:28 PM
Weather in Watford right now
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Watford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- NN6
- WD1
- WD17
- WD18
- WD19
- WD24
- WD25
- WD99
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 Watford
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Watford District — 1.6 km
- North Watford — 2.8 km
- Watford Rural — 3.0 km
- Aldenham — 3.6 km
- Abbots Langley — 5.8 km
- Rickmansworth — 5.9 km
Local time details for Watford
Postal service in Watford uses 8 codes.
Clocks across Watford run on Europe/London at UTC+1. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today in Watford, daylight opens at 7:40 AM and closes at 5:54 PM. That span measures 10 h 14 min.
There is no time difference between Watford and nearby Watford District or North Watford.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Watford labeled?
- The time zone for Watford is labeled Europe/London, with an offset of +1.
- Is summer time applied in Watford?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Watford?
- Expect it at 5:54 PM.