Merthyr Tydfil time and daylight
Merthyr Tudful · Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
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Sunrise and sunset calculated for 51.75°N, 3.38°W.
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- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Midsummer daylight
- 16h 41m
- Midwinter daylight
- 7h 47m
- Population
- 43,820
GMT / BST
21 June
21 December
Merthyr Tydfil
About Merthyr Tydfil
Once the iron-making capital of the world and the largest town in Wales during the Industrial Revolution, set at the head of the Taff Valley on the edge of the Brecon Beacons.
Like everywhere else in Wales, Merthyr Tydfil 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 Merthyr Tydfil receives roughly 3 minutes more daylight than Cardiff, a consequence of sitting further north.
Across the year the swing here is considerable: from 7h 47m of daylight around the winter solstice to 16h 41m at midsummer, a difference of more than 8 hours.
Elsewhere in Wales
Comparing with somewhere further afield? Try Wales to New York or Wales to Sydney.
Merthyr Tydfil time, questions
- What time is it in Merthyr Tydfil?
- Merthyr Tydfil 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 Merthyr Tydfil?
- Sunset in Merthyr Tydfil varies from around 7h 47m of daylight at the December solstice to 16h 41m in June. The table above shows today's exact sunrise and sunset, calculated from Merthyr Tydfil's coordinates of 51.75°N, 3.38°W.
- Is Merthyr Tydfil in a different time zone to Cardiff?
- No. Every town in Wales keeps identical clock time. What differs is daylight, at midsummer Merthyr Tydfil gets about 3 minutes more daylight than Cardiff because of its position further north.