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Time in Oxford, United Kingdom now

12:46:14AM

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

April Fools' Day

Oxford switched to daylight saving time at 01:00AM on Sunday, March 29. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 06:40AM ↓ 07:38PM (12h 59m) - More info - Make Oxford time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Oxford

UTC +1

British Summer Time (BST)
now 5 hours ahead of New York

From 25 October 2026: UTC +0 / Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
The time in Oxford 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 Oxford can for a short while be 4 hours ahead of the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Oxford is Europe/London.

Sunday March 29 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

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

Sunday October 25 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.

Time difference
from Oxford

Los Angeles	−8 hours	−8 hours
Chicago	−6 hours	−6 hours
New York	−5 hours	−5 hours
Toronto	−5 hours	−5 hours
São Paulo	−4 hours	−4 hours
UTC	−1 hours	−1 hours
Lagos	0
London	0
Cairo	+1 hours
Johannesburg	+1 hours
Paris	+1 hours
Zurich	+1 hours
Istanbul	+2 hours
Moscow	+2 hours
Dubai	+3 hours
Mumbai	+4.5 hours
Hong Kong	+7 hours
Shanghai	+7 hours
Singapore	+7 hours
Tokyo	+8 hours
Sydney	+10 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Oxford

Sunrise: 06:40AM
Sunset: 07:38PM
Day length: 12h 59m
Solar noon: 01:09PM
The current local time in Oxford is 69 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Oxford on the map

Location: United Kingdom
Latitude: 51.75. Longitude: -1.26
Population: 162,000

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Annual average temperatures
for Oxford 1814-2021

Each of the stripes represents one year.
Graphics by Ed Hawkins, using data from UK Met Office.
See showyourstripes.info.

Best restaurants in Oxford

#1 Dishoom Permit Room Oxford - Indian and vegetarian food
#2 Pierre Victoire – French Restaurant & Bistrot - French and vegetarian options food
#3 Turf Tavern - British and vegetarian options food

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