Edinburgh is located in United Kingdom and uses the Europe/London timezone, currently GMT+1 from UTC. The clocks change on 25 October 2026 to GMT+0. Sunrise is at 06:05 and sunset at 20:14 local time. The coordinates of Edinburgh are 55.95°N, 3.19°W.

Today Edinburgh gets 14 hours 9 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 13:09, about 70 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Edinburgh shares its GMT+1 offset with London, Lisbon, Dublin, Lagos, Abuja, Casablanca. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Edinburgh from…

From	Gap	Call at (Edinburgh time)
🇪🇸 Madrid	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇬🇧 Manchester	same time	09:00–17:00
🇮🇪 Dublin	same time	09:00–17:00
🇦🇩 Andorra la Vella	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇬🇧 London	same time	09:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−5h	14:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+7h	09:00–10:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+3h	09:00–14:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Edinburgh in?›

Edinburgh is in the Europe/London timezone, currently GMT+1.

Does Edinburgh observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Edinburgh observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 25 October 2026 to GMT+0.

What is the UTC offset for Edinburgh?›

Edinburgh is currently GMT+1 from UTC (GMT+1). Clocks change on 25 October 2026.

Is Edinburgh ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Edinburgh is on the same time as London and 5 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Edinburgh in UTC?›

09:00 in Edinburgh is 08:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+1 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Edinburgh today?›

Today the sun rises in Edinburgh at 06:05 and sets at 20:14 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 14 September 2026.