What time zone is Chichester in?

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

Does Chichester use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Chichester and UTC?

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

Time in Chichester

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC)

Current local time: 23:51

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

Current local time in Chichester: 23:51 · 10 Nov 2026

Chichester 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 Chichester

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Chichester
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	23:51	Same time	Compare Chichester and London
New York	18:51	5 h behind	Compare Chichester and New York
Los Angeles	15:51	8 h behind	Compare Chichester and Los Angeles
Berlin	00:51+1 day	1 h ahead	Compare Chichester and Berlin
Dubai	03:51+1 day	4 h ahead	Compare Chichester and Dubai
New Delhi	05:21+1 day	5 h 30 min ahead	Compare Chichester and New Delhi
Singapore	07:51+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Chichester and Singapore
Tokyo	08:51+1 day	9 h ahead	Compare Chichester and Tokyo
Sydney	10:51+1 day	11 h ahead	Compare Chichester and Sydney
Copenhagen	00:51+1 day	1 h ahead	Compare Chichester and Copenhagen

Sun in Chichester today

Daylight

9h 13m today - 7h 18m less than the longest day and 1h 17m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Chichester

City facts

Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Population: 31,654
Dialing code
Currency: GBP · Pound
Coordinates: 50.8367°, -0.7800°

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 Chichester

Airports

SOU
Southampton Airport
42 km west
Same local time
LGW
London Gatwick Airport
54 km north-east
Same local time
LHR
London Heathrow Airport
74 km north
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

Littlehampton17 km · Same time
Waterlooville18 km · Same time
Portsmouth22 km · Same time
Gosport25 km · Same time
Worthing28 km · Same time
Horsham40 km · Same time
Eastleigh43 km · Same time
Hove43 km · Same time
Berlin994 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Madrid1181 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Chichester in?: Chichester uses Europe/London: GMT (UTC+0).
02Does Chichester 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 Chichester and London?: Chichester is same time relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Chichester from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 11:00-12:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Chichester.

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

Time in Chichester

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

Boxing Day (substitute day)

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Southampton Airport

London Gatwick Airport

London Heathrow Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now