Bangor time and daylight
Gwynedd, Wales
Bangor, Wales
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Sunrise and sunset calculated for 53.23°N, 4.13°W.
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- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Midsummer daylight
- 16h 59m
- Midwinter daylight
- 7h 31m
- Population
- 18,808
GMT / BST
21 June
21 December
Gwynedd
About Bangor
One of the smallest cities in the UK, on the Menai Strait opposite Anglesey. Bangor is both the most northerly and among the most westerly Welsh cities, giving it the longest midsummer daylight in Wales.
Like everywhere else in Wales, Bangor 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 Bangor receives roughly 21 minutes more daylight than Cardiff, a consequence of sitting further north.
Across the year the swing here is considerable: from 7h 31m of daylight around the winter solstice to 16h 59m 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.
Bangor time, questions
- What time is it in Bangor?
- Bangor 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 Bangor?
- Sunset in Bangor varies from around 7h 31m of daylight at the December solstice to 16h 59m in June. The table above shows today's exact sunrise and sunset, calculated from Bangor's coordinates of 53.23°N, 4.13°W.
- Is Bangor in a different time zone to Cardiff?
- No. Every town in Wales keeps identical clock time. What differs is daylight, at midsummer Bangor gets about 21 minutes more daylight than Cardiff because of its position further north.