What time zone is Dorchester in?

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

Does Dorchester use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Dorchester and UTC?

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

Time in Dorchester

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC)

Current local time: 15:33

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

Current local time in Dorchester: 15:33 · 11 Nov 2026

Dorchester time zone

Time zone

GMT · UTC+0standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to BST (UTC+1) - in 137 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 Dorchester

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Dorchester
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	15:33	Same time	Compare Dorchester and London
New York	10:33	5 h behind	Compare Dorchester and New York
Los Angeles	07:33	8 h behind	Compare Dorchester and Los Angeles
Berlin	16:33	1 h ahead	Compare Dorchester and Berlin
Dubai	19:33	4 h ahead	Compare Dorchester and Dubai
New Delhi	21:03	5 h 30 min ahead	Compare Dorchester and New Delhi
Singapore	23:33	8 h ahead	Compare Dorchester and Singapore
Tokyo	00:33+1 day	9 h ahead	Compare Dorchester and Tokyo
Sydney	02:33+1 day	11 h ahead	Compare Dorchester and Sydney
Copenhagen	16:33	1 h ahead	Compare Dorchester and Copenhagen

Sun in Dorchester today

Daylight

9h 11m today - 7h 19m less than the longest day and 1h 13m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Dorchester

City facts

Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Population: 16,879
Dialing code
Currency: GBP · Pound
Coordinates: 50.7167°, -2.4333°

Public holidays in England

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 45 days
National
Dec282026
Boxing Day (substitute day)
Monday · in 47 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 135 days
Nationallong weekend

Airports near Dorchester

Airports

BOH
Bournemouth Airport
42 km east
Same local time
EXT
Exeter International Airport
69 km west
Same local time
BRS
Bristol Airport
77 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

Yeovil29 km · Same time
Poole32 km · Same time
Bournemouth39 km · Same time
Taunton58 km · Same time
Mendip59 km · Same time
Bath73 km · Same time
Southampton75 km · Same time
Exeter77 km · Same time
Berlin1110 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Madrid1150 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Dorchester

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

Boxing Day (substitute day)

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Bournemouth Airport

Exeter International Airport

Bristol Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now