Time in Swords

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC)

Current local time: 00:16

Next DST change: 2027-03-29 - UTC+1.

Current local time in Swords: · 11 Nov 2026

Swords time zone

Time zone
GMT · UTC+0standard time

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

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Ireland uses Greenwich Mean Time.

  • GMT · UTC+0Leinster, Munster, Connacht, UlsterUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Swords

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Swords
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
LondonSame timeCompare Swords and London
New York-1 day5 h behindCompare Swords and New York
Los Angeles-1 day8 h behindCompare Swords and Los Angeles
Berlin1 h aheadCompare Swords and Berlin
Dubai4 h aheadCompare Swords and Dubai
New Delhi5 h 30 min aheadCompare Swords and New Delhi
Singapore8 h aheadCompare Swords and Singapore
Tokyo9 h aheadCompare Swords and Tokyo
Sydney11 h aheadCompare Swords and Sydney
Copenhagen1 h aheadCompare Swords and Copenhagen

Sun in Swords today

Daylight
07:428h 51m16:34

8h 51m today - 8h 10m less than the longest day and 1h 23m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Swords

City facts
Country
Ireland
Region
Leinster
Population
40,776
Dialing code
Currency
EUR · Euro
Coordinates
53.4597°, -6.2181°

Public holidays in Ireland

Holidays
  1. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend
  2. St. Stephen’s Day

    Saturday · in 45 days

    National
  3. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend
  4. St. Brigid’s Day

    Monday · in 82 days

    Nationallong weekend
  5. St. Patrick’s Day

    Wednesday · in 126 days

    National

Airports near Swords

Airports

Common questions

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

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