Orkney Islands in numbers
- Coordinates
- 59.0000, -3.0000
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 852 km away
What time is it in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
The local time of Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom is presented here, in line with the Europe/London zone (+0).
Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Orkney Islands
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Orkney Islands keeps Europe/London clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:48 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 4:06 PM Daylight 8 h 19 min Night 15 h 41 min Civil twilight 7:02 AM – 4:51 PM
Weather in Orkney Islands right now
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Orkney Islands and its neighbours
Postal codes
- KW15 Kirkwall — 2.9 km away
- KW17 Twatt — 4.0 km away
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
Local time details for Orkney Islands
The full list of postal codes for Orkney Islands runs to 2.
The offset in Orkney Islands is UTC+0, under the Europe/London time zone. Daylight saving time: No.
The sun will rise at 7:48 AM and set at 4:06 PM in Orkney Islands today. Daylight amounts to 8 h 19 min.
If you are looking near Orkney Islands, both Blackhill and Hatston keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Orkney Islands be stated?
- It should be stated as Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Orkney Islands?
- No.
- When does light arrive in Orkney Islands?
- Light arrives at 7:48 AM.