Dounreay in numbers
- Coordinates
- 58.5667, -3.7333
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 818 km away
What time is it in Dounreay, Scotland, United Kingdom
This page keeps the current time in Dounreay, Scotland, United Kingdom, according to the Europe/London zone (+0).
Dounreay, United Kingdom
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Dounreay
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Dounreay, Scotland.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:48 AM Solar noon 12:00 PM Sunset 4:11 PM Daylight 8 h 23 min Night 15 h 37 min Civil twilight 7:04 AM – 4:56 PM
Weather in Dounreay right now
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Dounreay and its neighbours
Postal codes
- KW14
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 Scotland
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Upper Dounreay — 1.0 km
- Achvarasdal — 1.2 km
- Isauld — 1.3 km
- Buldoo — 1.6 km
- Lower Dounreay — 2.0 km
- Reay — 2.7 km
Local time details for Dounreay
1 codes make up the postal map of Dounreay.
The zone name for Dounreay is Europe/London and the offset is UTC+0. Daylight saving time: No.
Dounreay greets the sun at 7:48 AM and loses it at 4:11 PM today. Daylight runs to 8 h 23 min.
Upper Dounreay and Achvarasdal lie near Dounreay and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Dounreay use?
- Dounreay uses Europe/London, which has an offset of +0.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Dounreay?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Dounreay?
- Expect it at 4:11 PM.