Wednesday, September 9, 2026
British Summer Time (BST)
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
Standard: UTC+00:00
Daylight Saving Time
DST Active
GMT / BST
Next Clock Change
Oct 25, 2026
Clocks back
Region
Europe
5 major cities
Major Cities Using BST
About British Summer Time
British Summer Time (BST) is a time zone that is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 01:00 hours. During standard time, the offset changes to UTC+00:00.
Major cities using this timezone include London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool. These cities follow British Time for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
British Summer Time observes Daylight Saving Time (DST). The next clock change will occur on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when clocks will fall back (move behind) by one hour.
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About British Summer Time (GMT)
British Summer Time (GMT) is a time zone with a UTC offset of +01:00. The IANA identifier is Europe/London. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate GMT times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see GMT relative to other major timezones.
Right now Europe/London is UTC+01:00 (daylight saving active). Standard-time offset: UTC+00:00.
Next DST change: Sunday, October 25, 2026 — clocks fall back from +01:00 to +00:00. Currently on daylight saving time (UTC+01:00).
Major Cities Using GMT
These cities observe British Summer Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
Popular GMT Time Conversions
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