What time zone is East Grinstead in?

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

Does East Grinstead use daylight saving time?

Yes. East Grinstead changes between UTC and UTC+1 during the year.

What is the time difference between East Grinstead and UTC?

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

Time in East Grinstead

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC)

Current local time: 23:15

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

Current local time in East Grinstead: 23:15 · 10 Nov 2026

East Grinstead 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 East Grinstead

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with East Grinstead
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	23:15	Same time	Compare East Grinstead and London
New York	18:15	5 h behind	Compare East Grinstead and New York
Los Angeles	15:15	8 h behind	Compare East Grinstead and Los Angeles
Berlin	00:15+1 day	1 h ahead	Compare East Grinstead and Berlin
Dubai	03:15+1 day	4 h ahead	Compare East Grinstead and Dubai
New Delhi	04:45+1 day	5 h 30 min ahead	Compare East Grinstead and New Delhi
Singapore	07:15+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare East Grinstead and Singapore
Tokyo	08:15+1 day	9 h ahead	Compare East Grinstead and Tokyo
Sydney	10:15+1 day	11 h ahead	Compare East Grinstead and Sydney
Copenhagen	00:15+1 day	1 h ahead	Compare East Grinstead and Copenhagen

Sun in East Grinstead today

Daylight

9h 11m today - 7h 23m less than the longest day and 1h 18m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About East Grinstead

City facts

Country: United Kingdom
Region: England
Population: 26,523
Dialing code
Currency: GBP · Pound
Coordinates: 51.1238°, -0.0061°

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 East Grinstead

Airports

LGW
London Gatwick Airport
13 km west
Same local time
LCY
London City Airport
43 km north
Same local time
LHR
London Heathrow Airport
50 km north-west
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

Redhill17 km · Same time
Royal Tunbridge Wells19 km · Same time
Horsham23 km · Same time
Purley25 km · Same time
South Croydon27 km · Same time
Sutton29 km · Same time
Croydon30 km · Same time
Beckenham32 km · Same time
Paris303 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Berlin934 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in East Grinstead

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

Boxing Day (substitute day)

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

London Gatwick Airport

London City Airport

London Heathrow Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now