Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.6395, -3.2857
- Population
- 12 857
- Region
- Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 219 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, Wales, United Kingdom
The clock above shows the current local time in Nelson, Wales, United Kingdom, which uses Europe/London (+1).
Nelson, United Kingdom
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Nelson
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
Nelson keeps Europe/London clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:50 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 6:42 PM
Weather in Nelson right now
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Nelson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- BB9
- CF46
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 Nelson
- Nelson Nelson Region, New Zealand
- Nelson England, United Kingdom
- Nelson British Columbia, Canada
- Nelson Georgia, United States
- Nelson New Hampshire, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Quakers Yard — 2.7 km
- Abercynon — 2.9 km
- Ystrad Mynach — 3.4 km
- Senghenydd — 3.5 km
- Hengoed — 3.9 km
- Abertridwr — 5.0 km
Nelson: clock, sun and surroundings
Mail delivery in Nelson relies on 2 postal codes.
Clocks in Nelson take Europe/London as their zone, reading UTC+1. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
The sun rises at 7:50 AM, sets at 6:07 PM, and stays over Nelson for 10 h 18 min. That is today's daylight.
Travelling from Nelson to Quakers Yard or Abercynon does not change the hour.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Nelson?
- The time zone covering Nelson is Europe/London, with an offset of +1.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Nelson?
- Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in Nelson?
- In Nelson the sun rises at 7:50 AM.