Thornton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 56.1667, -3.1500
- Population
- 2 110
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 555 km away
- Same name
- 44 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thornton, Scotland, United Kingdom
The clock for Thornton, Scotland, United Kingdom is kept here in the Europe/London time zone (+0).
Thornton, United Kingdom
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Thornton
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Thornton, Scotland.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:12 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 4:43 PM Daylight 9 h 31 min Night 14 h 29 min Civil twilight 6:33 AM – 5:22 PM
Weather in Thornton right now
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Thornton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- BD13
- DD8
- FY5
- KY1
- L23
- LE67
- LN9
- MK17
- PH1
- SA73
- TD15
- TS8
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
Other places named Thornton
- Thornton Colorado, United States
- Thornton New South Wales, Australia
- Thornton Illinois, United States
- Thornton New Hampshire, United States
- Thornton California, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Lochend — 22.8 km
- Craigentinny — 22.8 km
- Canonmills — 22.9 km
- Abbeyhill — 23.3 km
- Hillside — 23.3 km
- Greenside — 23.4 km
About the time in Thornton
Thornton takes in 12 postal codes.
The offset in Thornton is UTC+0, under the Europe/London time zone. Daylight saving time: No.
The day begins at Thornton with sunrise at 7:12 AM and ends with sunset at 4:43 PM. Daylight totals 9 h 31 min.
Thornton keeps the same time as its neighbours Craigentinny and Lochend.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for Thornton?
- Enter Europe/London as the time zone for Thornton; its offset is +0.
- Does the clock in Thornton stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Thornton: No.
- How early does the sun rise in Thornton?
- The first sunlight comes at 7:12 AM.