Current local time in Leicester, United Kingdom

Current local time in Leicester, United Kingdom. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC), Standard time (GMT, UTC) until 28 Mar 2027. Compare Leicester time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Leicester: 17:39 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Leicester time zone

Leicester uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), UTC. Standard time (GMT, UTC) until 28 Mar 2027; it then changes to UTC+1. All of United Kingdom uses one time zone, Greenwich Mean Time.

Time difference from Leicester

City	Difference	Time there
London	Same time	17:39	Compare
New York	4 hours behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	7 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	1 hour ahead	18:39	Compare
Dubai	4 hours ahead	21:39	Compare
Delhi	5 hours 30 minutes ahead	23:09	Compare
Singapore	8 hours ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	9 hours ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	11 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	1 hour ahead	18:39	Compare

Sun in Leicester today

Sunrise 07:20 · Sunset 16:49 · Day length 9h 30m.

About Leicester

United Kingdom

Region: England
Coordinates: 52.6386°, -1.1317°
Population: 368,600
Dialing code: +44
Currency: GBP (Pound)

Airports near Leicester

East Midlands Airport (EMA), 25 km north-west
Nottingham City Airport (NQT), 31 km north
Birmingham Airport (BHX), 46 km south-west

Same time zone

Abidjan · Bamako · Dakar · Kumasi · Ouagadougou · Lomé · London · Birmingham · Glasgow · Manchester · Sheffield · Leeds

All of United Kingdom uses one time zone, Greenwich Mean Time.

Nearby cities

Newport · Cardiff · Swansea · Brugge · Dublin · South Dublin · Le Havre · Lille

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Leicester in?: Leicester uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), UTC.
02Does Leicester have daylight saving time?: Standard time (GMT, UTC) until 28 Mar 2027; it then changes to UTC+1.
03What is the time difference between Leicester and London?: The current difference is 0 hours.
04What is a good time to call Leicester from New York?: Between 09:00 - 13:00 in New York (13:00 - 17:00 in Leicester), both are within working hours.