Risca in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.6080, -3.1008
- Population
- 20 443
- Region
- Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 206 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Risca, Wales, United Kingdom
Check the current local time in Risca, Wales, United Kingdom, which sits in the Europe/London time zone (+1).
Risca, United Kingdom
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Risca
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Risca, Wales.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:53 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:03 PM Daylight 10 h 10 min Night 13 h 50 min Civil twilight 7:18 AM – 6:37 PM
Weather in Risca right now
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Risca and its neighbours
Postal codes
- NP11 Newport — 4.5 km away
- CF83 Rudry — 5.9 km away
- NP44 Llantarnam — 7.3 km away
- NP20 Newport — 7.4 km away
- NP10 Newport — 7.4 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 Wales
Other places named Risca
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Pontymister — 0.7 km
- Pontywaun — 2.6 km
- Graig — 3.5 km
- Cwmcarn — 3.7 km
- Abercarn — 5.0 km
- Bassaleg — 5.0 km
Time and daylight in Risca
Risca has 5 postal codes in total.
Risca sits under Europe/London, which puts local clocks at UTC+1. Daylight saving in use: Yes.
Sunrise happens at 7:53 AM in Risca today and sunset at 6:03 PM. That marks 10 h 10 min of daylight.
Nothing changes on the clock between Risca and neighbouring Pontymister or Pontywaun.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Risca?
- The time zone used in Risca is Europe/London, with an offset of +1.
- Does Risca apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- Yes.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Risca?
- It sets at 6:03 PM.