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03:48:41pm
Monday, April 20, 2026
Europe/London | British Summer Time (BST) | UTC+1
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City Information

Population
514,990
Coordinates
Decimal:55.9521, -3.1965
DMS:55°57′07″N, 3°11′47″W

Time zone info for Edinburgh

Time Zone
British Summer Time (BST)
UTC Offset
UTC+1
DST
Observed
Edinburgh observes DST (Europe/London time zone).
October
25
Sun
2026
Next change: Winter time starts
Switching to UTC +0 / Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time on October 25, 2026 at 1:00 am.

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