Westhoughton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 53.5490, -2.5246
- Population
- 26 260
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 279 km away
What time is it in Westhoughton, England, United Kingdom
This page shows the time of day in Westhoughton, England, United Kingdom as it stands now, in the Europe/London zone (+1).
Westhoughton, United Kingdom
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Westhoughton
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Westhoughton, England.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:39 AM Solar noon 12:57 PM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 10 h 34 min Night 13 h 26 min Civil twilight 7:04 AM – 6:49 PM
Weather in Westhoughton right now
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Westhoughton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- BL5
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
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Booths Hill — 19.2 km
- Church Green — 19.3 km
- Wilderspool — 19.5 km
- Lymm — 19.6 km
- Grappenhall And Thelwall — 19.7 km
- Grappenhall — 19.7 km
About the time in Westhoughton
The time zone used in Westhoughton is Europe/London, set at UTC+1. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
Today the sun rises over Westhoughton at 7:39 AM and sets at 6:14 PM. That is 10 h 34 min of daylight in all.
The local time of Westhoughton is shared by neighbouring Booths Hill and Church Green.
The postal code count for Westhoughton is 1.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Westhoughton?
- The time zone for Westhoughton is Europe/London, with an offset of +1.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Westhoughton?
- Yes.
- At what time is the sun setting in Westhoughton?
- The sun is setting at 6:14 PM.