Current time in Edinburgh
Scotland, UK · Europe/London
Daylight
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
00:00:00
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Coordinated Universal Time
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Relative to your device
- Time zone
- BST
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- vs Wales
- Same
- Daylight saving
- Observed
Europe/London
Identical zone
Next change 25 Oct 2026
Edinburgh compared with Wales
Edinburgh and Cardiff keep exactly the same clock.
Edinburgh shares the Europe/London time zone with Wales, so the two are never out of step. A meeting at 10:00 in Cardiff is 10:00 in Edinburgh on every day of the year.
When it is this time in Edinburgh
The same moment, shown in major cities worldwide.
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Nearby & related cities
Other places in Scotland, UK and in time zones close to Edinburgh.
Edinburgh time, questions
- What time is it in Edinburgh right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, updating every second. Edinburgh uses the Europe/London time zone, currently BST (UTC+1).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Edinburgh?
- Edinburgh is on the same time as Wales, both are in the Europe/London zone, so there is no difference at any point in the year.
- Does Edinburgh observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Edinburgh changes its clocks twice a year. The next change is on 25 October 2026, when the offset moves from UTC+1 to UTC.
- What time zone is Edinburgh in?
- Edinburgh is in the Europe/London time zone of the IANA database, shown as BST and equal to UTC+1.
Times are calculated from your device clock using the IANA time zone database. Compare with Cardiff · All cities