×

Time.is

Time in Canterbury, England, United Kingdom now

07:09:38

Saturday 28 March 2026, week 13

Canterbury switches to daylight saving time at 01:00 on Sunday 29 March. The time is set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 05:40 ↓ 18:22 (12h 42m) - More info - Make Canterbury time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Canterbury

UTC +0

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
now 4 hours ahead of New York

From 29 March 2026: UTC +1 / British Summer Time (BST)
The time in Canterbury is normally 5 hours ahead of the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Canterbury can for a short while be 4 hours ahead of the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Canterbury is Europe/London.

Sunday October 26 2025

Latest change: Winter time started

Switched to UTC +0 / Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
The time was set back one hour from 02:00 to 01:00 local time.

Sunday March 29 2026

Next change: Summer time starts

Switching to UTC +1 / British Summer Time (BST).
The time will be set forward one hour from 01:00 to 02:00 local time.

Time difference
from Canterbury

Los Angeles	−7 hours	−7 hours
Chicago	−5 hours	−5 hours
New York	−4 hours	−4 hours
Toronto	−4 hours	−4 hours
São Paulo	−3 hours	−3 hours
London	0
UTC	0
Lagos	+1 hours
Paris	+1 hours
Zurich	+1 hours
Cairo	+2 hours
Johannesburg	+2 hours
Istanbul	+3 hours
Moscow	+3 hours
Dubai	+4 hours
Mumbai	+5.5 hours
Hong Kong	+8 hours
Shanghai	+8 hours
Singapore	+8 hours
Tokyo	+9 hours
Sydney	+11 hours

Compare other time zones

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Canterbury

Sunrise: 05:40
Sunset: 18:22
Day length: 12h 42m
Solar noon: 12:01
The current local time in Canterbury is 1 minute ahead of apparent solar time.

Canterbury on the map

Location: England, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51.279. Longitude: 1.080
Population: 55,000

Open Canterbury in Google Maps

Best restaurants in Canterbury

#1 Bill's Canterbury Restaurant - British and fast food
#2 OUTLAW Street Food - Barbecue and vegetarian options food
#3 Olive Grove - Italian and lebanese food

Find best places to eat in Canterbury

Restaurants in Canterbury