Bristol
England, United Kingdom
Wednesday, 11th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+0
- Time zone
- Europe/LondonGMT
- Sunrise
- 7:21 am
- Sunset
- 4:27 pm
- Daylight
- 9 hours 5 minutes195 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 136 days
Daylight saving in Bristol
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 28th March 2027, at 12:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).
Right now Bristol is on GMT, UTC+0: standard time. That is 136 days away.
Bristol time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 17:00 in London, 9am to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Bristol and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 2:59 am | 02:59 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 4:59 am | 04:59 | 6 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 4:59 am | 04:59 | 6 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 5:59 am | 05:59 | 5 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 5:59 am | 05:59 | 5 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 7:59 am | 07:59 | 3 hours behind |
| Paris CET | 11:59 am | 11:59 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin CET | 11:59 am | 11:59 | 1 hour ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 12:59 pm | 12:59 | 2 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 12:59 pm | 12:59 | 2 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 1:59 pm | 13:59 | 3 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 2:59 pm | 14:59 | 4 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 4:29 pm | 16:29 | 5 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 6:59 pm | 18:59 | 8 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 7:59 pm | 19:59 | 9 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 9:59 pm | 21:59 | 11 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 11:59 pm | 23:59 | 13 hours ahead |
About Bristol
- Population
- 479024
- Coordinates
- 51.455, -2.597
- Region
- England, United Kingdom
- IANA zone
- Europe/London
- Solar noon
- 11:54 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Bristol right now?
It is 10:59 am (10:59 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 11th November 2026 in Bristol. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Bristol in?
Bristol uses the Europe/London time zone, currently GMT (UTC+0). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like GMT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Bristol on daylight saving time right now?
No. Bristol is on standard time (GMT). Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 28th March 2027, at 12:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Bristol?
The next change is on Sunday, 28th March 2027. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 28th March 2027, at 12:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC+1.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bristol today?
The sun rises at 7:21 am and sets at 4:27 pm today, giving 9 hours 5 minutes of daylight. That is 195 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Bristol of Los Angeles?
Bristol is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 10:59 am in Bristol, it is 2:59 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Bristol?
Bristol is in England, United Kingdom, at 51.46° N, 2.60° W, with a population of about 479,024. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.