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Current local time in Southampton

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Calling Code +44
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London
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01:00±0h
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02:00+1h
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04:00+3hBecomes +4h on 25 Oct
Tokyo
Japan
09:00+8hBecomes +9h on 25 Oct
Sydney
Australia
10:00+9hBecomes +10h on 4 Oct
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20:00Wed−5hBecomes −4h on 24 Oct
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17:00Wed−8hBecomes −7h on 24 Oct
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Sun & moon in Southampton today

Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
18:46
Daylight
11.7hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Southampton

J8.4 hrsF10 hrsM11.8 hrsA13.8 hrsM15.5 hrsJ16.5 hrsJ16.1 hrsA14.6 hrsS12.7 hrsO10.8 hrsN9 hrsD8 hrs

Working hours in Southampton

8h overlap
SouthamptonUTC+1
06121824
Your locationUTC+0
06121824
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Time zone guide for Southampton

Southampton, United Kingdom runs on UTC+1. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. The time difference between Southampton and New York is 5 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 14:00–18:00 in Southampton lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Southampton and London currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Southampton lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Southampton and Tokyo is 8 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hour a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Southampton lines up with 17:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Lisbon, Dublin, Edinburgh. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Southampton.

Practical information for Southampton

Southampton (United Kingdom) is home to roughly 250K people. Today brings about 11.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:04, sunset at 18:46. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 51° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

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United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Capital

London

Continent

Europe

Time Zone

UTC+1 · Europe/London

Coordinates

50.91°N, 1.40°W

Currency

GBP (£)

Calling Code

+44

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

The Port the Titanic Left From

The Titanic sailed from Southampton on 10 April 1912, and around 700 of its roughly 900 crew came from the city. Some streets lost a resident from nearly every house.

The clock: Southampton keeps GMT and BST, and has a double high tide — the tidal pattern gives it an unusually long period of high water, which is why it became a deep-water liner port.

The sun and the clock in Southampton (2026)

Solar noon12:06on UTC+0 standard time
Longest day16h 32m22 June
Shortest day7h 56m22 December
Yearly average12h 16mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise04:5118 June
Latest sunset21:2426 June

Southampton lies at 1.4°W. Its time zone, UTC+0, is built around the prime meridian (0°). The 1.4° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 6 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:06 rather than 12:00. Under daylight saving the clocks move 60 minutes forward, widening the gap to 66 minutes and pushing solar noon to 13:06.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 16h 32m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 7h 56m. The swing between them is 8h 36m. This is the latitude band where the difference between summer and winter evenings is most obvious.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Southampton the sun comes up earliest on 18 June at 04:51, while the latest sunset waits until 26 June at 21:24. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Southampton that civil twilight runs about 33 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 46 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Southampton?

The official timezone for Southampton, United Kingdom is Europe/London with a current UTC offset of UTC+1.

What is the population and location of Southampton?

Southampton has an estimated population of 250K and is located at coordinates 50.91°N, 1.40°W.

How many hours of daylight does Southampton get?

Southampton gets 16h 32m of daylight on its longest day and 7h 56m on its shortest, averaging 12h 16m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Southampton?

Solar noon in Southampton falls at about 12:06 on UTC+0 standard time, because the city sits 1.4° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Southampton?

The Port the Titanic Left From: The Titanic sailed from Southampton on 10 April 1912, and around 700 of its roughly 900 crew came from the city. Some streets lost a resident from nearly every house.