Every hour of Tuesday, October 27, 2026, side by side. Days with a clock change show
23 or 25 rows.
Shaded rows fall inside working hours in both places.
Hourly comparison of the two time zones. Choose a time to load it in the converter.
Greenwich meridian (UTC)
London (GMT)
Working hours
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
1:00 AM
1:00 AM
2:00 AM
2:00 AM
3:00 AM
3:00 AM
4:00 AM
4:00 AM
5:00 AM
5:00 AM
6:00 AM
6:00 AM
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Both working
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Both working
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Both working
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Both working
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Both working
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Both working
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Both working
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Both working
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
11:00 PM
11:00 PM
UTC to UK time conversion table
Every hour of the Coordinated Universal Time day, plus the common half hours, and their UK time equivalents.
The second column covers the part of the year when the clocks are on a different gap.
UTC to UK time conversion table
Coordinated Universal Time
BST 1 h ahead, most of the year (210 days in 2026)
GMT 0 h ahead, about 22 weeks in 2026
12:00 AM
1:00 AM
12:00 AM
1:00 AM
2:00 AM
1:00 AM
2:00 AM
3:00 AM
2:00 AM
3:00 AM
4:00 AM
3:00 AM
4:00 AM
5:00 AM
4:00 AM
5:00 AM
6:00 AM
5:00 AM
6:00 AM
7:00 AM
6:00 AM
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
3:30 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
10:00 PM
9:00 PM
10:00 PM
11:00 PM
10:00 PM
11:00 PM
12:00 AM (next day)
11:00 PM
How the gap changes in 2026 and 2027
Each row is a stretch of days with one constant difference, split at every clock change.
Time difference periods between UTC and UK time
Dates
UTC
UK time
Difference
Thu, Jan 1, 2026 until Sun, Mar 29, 2026
UTC
GMT
Same time
Sun, Mar 29, 2026 until Sun, Oct 25, 2026
UTC
BST
BST 1 h ahead
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 until Sun, Mar 28, 2027
UTC
GMT
Same time
Sun, Mar 28, 2027 until Sun, Oct 31, 2027
UTC
BST
BST 1 h ahead
Sun, Oct 31, 2027 until Sat, Jan 1, 2028
UTC
GMT
Same time
Upcoming clock changes
UK timeSunday, March 28, 2027: at 1:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 2:00 AM
UK timeSunday, October 31, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 AM
UK timeSunday, March 26, 2028: at 1:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 2:00 AM
About the two zones
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Coordinated Universal Time is the reference every time zone is measured from. It never changes for daylight saving time. Servers, aviation, logs and APIs use it because it is unambiguous.
IANA zone
Etc/UTC
Offset
UTC+0 all year
Used in
no single country; it is the world reference clock
UK time (GMT / BST)
UK time is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) in winter and British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
What is the time difference between UTC and UK time?
BST is 1 hour ahead of UTC for most of the year (210 days in 2026). The gap is 0 hours for about 22 weeks in 2026.
How do I work out the time in London from UTC?
London uses UK time. BST is 1 hour ahead of UTC for most of the year (210 days in 2026). The gap is 0 hours for about 22 weeks in 2026. Type any UTC time into the UTC to UK time converter to see the London time for any date.
What is 9:00 AM UTC in UK time?
9:00 AM UTC is 10:00 AM BST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 9:00 AM UTC is 9:00 AM GMT for about 22 weeks in 2026.
What is 12:00 PM UTC in UK time?
12:00 PM UTC is 1:00 PM BST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 12:00 PM UTC is 12:00 PM GMT for about 22 weeks in 2026.
What is 10:00 AM UTC in UK time?
10:00 AM UTC is 11:00 AM BST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 10:00 AM UTC is 10:00 AM GMT for about 22 weeks in 2026.
What is 5:00 PM UTC in UK time?
5:00 PM UTC is 6:00 PM BST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 5:00 PM UTC is 5:00 PM GMT for about 22 weeks in 2026.
Is UK time ahead of UTC, and by how many hours?
Yes. BST is 1 hour ahead of UTC for most of the year (210 days in 2026). The gap is 0 hours for about 22 weeks in 2026.
What is a good meeting time for UTC and UK time?
Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM UTC, which is 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM BST while UTC and BST apply.
Does daylight saving time affect UTC to UK time?
UK time changes its clocks twice a year; Coordinated Universal Time does not. The next change is on Sunday, March 28, 2027 in UK time.