What time zone is Bedford in?

Bedford is in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT/BST), Europe/London. Standard time is UTC.

Does Bedford use daylight saving time?

Yes. Bedford changes between UTC and UTC+1 during the year.

What is the time difference between Bedford and UTC?

Bedford is UTC in standard time and UTC+1 during daylight saving time.

Time in Bedford

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC)

Current local time: 22:51

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+1.

Current local time in Bedford: 22:51 · 10 Nov 2026

Bedford time zone

Time zone

GMT · UTC+0standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to BST (UTC+1) - in 138 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time.

GMT · UTC+0England, Scotland, Wales, Northern IrelandUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Bedford

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Bedford
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	22:51	Same time	Compare Bedford and London
New York	17:51	5 h behind	Compare Bedford and New York
Los Angeles	14:51	8 h behind	Compare Bedford and Los Angeles
Berlin	23:51	1 h ahead	Compare Bedford and Berlin
Dubai	02:51+1 day	4 h ahead	Compare Bedford and Dubai
New Delhi	04:21+1 day	5 h 30 min ahead	Compare Bedford and New Delhi
Singapore	06:51+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Bedford and Singapore
Tokyo	07:51+1 day	9 h ahead	Compare Bedford and Tokyo
Sydney	09:51+1 day	11 h ahead	Compare Bedford and Sydney
Copenhagen	23:51	1 h ahead	Compare Bedford and Copenhagen

Sun in Bedford today

Daylight

9h 4m today - 7h 41m less than the longest day and 1h 21m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Bedford

City facts

Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Population: 106,940
Dialing code
Currency: GBP · Pound
Coordinates: 52.1346°, -0.4663°

Public holidays in England

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 46 days
National
Dec282026
Boxing Day (substitute day)
Monday · in 48 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 136 days
Nationallong weekend

Airports near Bedford

Airports

LTN
London Luton Airport
30 km south
Same local time
STN
London Stansted Airport
55 km south-east
Same local time
LHR
London Heathrow Airport
74 km south
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Abidjanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Bamakomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Dakarmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Kumasimatches until 28 Mar 2027
Ouagadougoumatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lomématches until 28 Mar 2027
Accramatches until 28 Mar 2027
Conakrymatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Milton Keynes22 km · Same time
Bletchley24 km · Same time
Wellingborough24 km · Same time
Dunstable28 km · Same time
Luton29 km · Same time
Northampton31 km · Same time
Stevenage32 km · Same time
Kettering34 km · Same time
Paris416 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Berlin943 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Bedford in?: Bedford uses Europe/London: GMT (UTC+0).
02Does Bedford have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to BST (UTC+1) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Bedford and London?: Bedford is same time relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Bedford from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 11:00-12:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Bedford.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Bedford in?: Bedford is in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT/BST), Europe/London. Standard time is UTC.
02Does Bedford use daylight saving time?: Yes. Bedford changes between UTC and UTC+1 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Bedford and UTC?: Bedford is UTC in standard time and UTC+1 during daylight saving time.

Time in Bedford

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

Boxing Day (substitute day)

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

London Luton Airport

London Stansted Airport

London Heathrow Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now