Aberystwyth time and daylight
Ceredigion, Wales
Aberystwyth, Wales
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Sunrise and sunset calculated for 52.41°N, 4.08°W.
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- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Midsummer daylight
- 16h 49m
- Midwinter daylight
- 7h 40m
- Population
- 15,935
GMT / BST
21 June
21 December
Ceredigion
About Aberystwyth
A university and seaside town on Cardigan Bay, roughly midway up the Welsh coast. Its west-facing promenade makes it one of the best places in Wales to watch the sun set over the Irish Sea.
Like everywhere else in Wales, Aberystwyth keeps Greenwich Mean Time from late October to late March and British Summer Time for the rest of the year. There is no local time variation anywhere in the country, but daylight is a different matter. At the June solstice Aberystwyth receives roughly 11 minutes more daylight than Cardiff, a consequence of sitting further north.
Across the year the swing here is considerable: from 7h 40m of daylight around the winter solstice to 16h 49m at midsummer, a difference of more than 9 hours.
Elsewhere in Wales
Comparing with somewhere further afield? Try Wales to New York or Wales to Sydney.
Aberystwyth time, questions
- What time is it in Aberystwyth?
- Aberystwyth uses the Europe/London time zone, the same as the whole of the United Kingdom, GMT in winter and BST in summer. The live clock above shows the current time.
- What time does the sun set in Aberystwyth?
- Sunset in Aberystwyth varies from around 7h 40m of daylight at the December solstice to 16h 49m in June. The table above shows today's exact sunrise and sunset, calculated from Aberystwyth's coordinates of 52.41°N, 4.08°W.
- Is Aberystwyth in a different time zone to Cardiff?
- No. Every town in Wales keeps identical clock time. What differs is daylight, at midsummer Aberystwyth gets about 11 minutes more daylight than Cardiff because of its position further north.