Cardiff in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.4800, -3.1800
- Population
- 372 089
- Region
- Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 211 km away
- Same name
- 18 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
The reading below is the local time in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, taken from the Europe/London zone (+1).
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Cardiff
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Cardiff, Wales.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:49 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 6:41 PM
Weather in Cardiff right now
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Cardiff and its neighbours
Postal codes
- CF10
- CF11
- CF14
- CF15
- CF23
- CF24
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 Wales
Other places named Cardiff
- Cardiff New South Wales, Australia
- Cardiff Alabama, United States
- Cardiff Alberta, Canada
- Cardiff Ontario, Canada
- Cardiff Taranaki Region, New Zealand
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Riverside — 1.4 km
- Cathays — 1.6 km
- Adamsdown — 1.7 km
- Butetown — 2.8 km
- Penylan — 2.9 km
- Llandaff — 3.9 km
Local time details for Cardiff
Cardiff marks time with Europe/London at an offset of UTC+1. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
Expect sunrise at 7:49 AM and sunset at 6:07 PM in Cardiff today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 18 min.
Riverside and Cathays lie near Cardiff and keep identical time.
There are 6 postal codes assigned to Cardiff.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone covers Cardiff?
- Cardiff is covered by the Europe/London time zone, with an offset of +1.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Cardiff?
- Yes.
- When does the sun come up in Cardiff?
- Sunrise in Cardiff is at 7:49 AM.