Current time in Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom 

Current time in Preston now, United Kingdom

Thursday, 02 Apr 2026, Week 14, BST

LocationPreston, Lancashire
Location Lat/Long53.759 / -2.699
Country NameUnited Kingdom
Native NameUnited Kingdom
Capital CityLondon
RegionEurope
SubregionNorthern Europe
Country FlagGB
Country Flag UnicodeU+1F1EC U+1F1E7
CurrencyGBP
Currency Symbol£
Phone Code44
Top Level Domain.uk
Latitude / Longitude54.00000000 / -2.00000000
Country Name Translationsbr: Reino Unido, pt: Reino Unido, nl: Verenigd Koninkrijk, hr: Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, fa: بریتانیای کبیر و ایرلند شمالی, de: Vereinigtes Königreich, es: Reino Unido, fr: Royaume-Uni, ja: イギリス, it: Regno Unito, 
GB

Sunrise

06:40:51

Sunset

19:47:50

Transit

13:14:21

Civil twilight begin

06:05:01

Civil twilight end

20:23:41

Nautical twilight begin

05:21:18

Nautical twilight end

21:07:23

Astronomical twilight begin

04:33:38

Astronomical twilight end

21:55:04

Time Zone in Preston
Current Preston time zone is (BST UTC+1)
Standard time (GMT, UTC0) will start 25 October 2026

Preston is 1 hour behind Paris (+1)
Preston is 8 hours behind Tokyo (+8)
Preston is 2 hours behind Moscow (+2)
Preston is 7 hours behind Shanghai (+7)
Preston is 6 hours ahead Chicago (-6)
Preston is 8 hours behind Seoul (+8)
Preston has same time as London (0)
Preston is 5 hours ahead New York (-5)
Preston is 1 hour behind Munich (+1)
Preston is 3 hours behind Dubai (+3)
Holidays in Preston
  • New Year's Day
    2026-01-01
  • Good Friday
    2026-04-03
  • Early May Bank Holiday
    2026-05-04
  • Spring Bank Holiday
    2026-05-25
  • Christmas Day
    2026-12-25
  • Boxing Day
    2026-12-26
  • Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day
    2026-12-28

Preston, United Kingdom (Preston) on the map

Population: 122719,  Latitude: 53.759, Longitude: -2.699