Shetland Islands in numbers
- Coordinates
- 60.3333, -1.3333
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 984 km away
What time is it in Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
The current local time in Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom — time zone Europe/London (+0) — is shown right here.
Shetland Islands, United Kingdom
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Shetland Islands
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Shetland Islands, Scotland.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:24 AM Solar noon 11:50 AM Sunset 4:16 PM Daylight 8 h 52 min Night 15 h 08 min Civil twilight 6:39 AM – 5:01 PM
Weather in Shetland Islands right now
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Shetland Islands and its neighbours
Postal codes
- ZE2 Burravoe — 5.6 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
- Gonfirth — 0.1 km
- East Burrafirth — 3.2 km
- Hultness — 4.0 km
- Wethersta — 4.2 km
- Braewick — 4.5 km
- Voe — 4.6 km
Shetland Islands: clock, sun and surroundings
Shetland Islands carries 1 postal code.
The applicable time zone for Shetland Islands is Europe/London, offset UTC+0. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
In Shetland Islands, first light arrives at 7:24 AM and the sun goes down at 4:16 PM. The day holds 8 h 52 min of light.
The clock reading for Shetland Islands covers nearby Gonfirth and East Burrafirth as well.
Questions and answers
- Where does Shetland Islands fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Shetland Islands falls within Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Is daylight saving time used in Shetland Islands?
- No.
- Which time marks sunset in Shetland Islands?
- 4:16 PM marks sunset.