London to Margate: time difference
Margate is 1 h ahead of London. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Margate, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:11 · 12 h 54 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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London 08:16 8:16 AM Margate 09:16 9:16 AM You –:–
08:16 8:16 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 18:03
09:16 9:16 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:11
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+1 h
Margate is 1 h ahead of London.
When you, London and Margate are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇧 London
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇿🇦 Margate
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 London | 🇿🇦 Margate |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:16 | 09:16 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from London | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 05:17 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:11 |
| Daylight | 10 h 33 min | 12 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 8,908,083 | 34,407 |
Compare London with another city
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London and Margate: common questions
How far ahead of London is Margate?
Margate is 1 hour ahead of London: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in London, what time is it in Margate?
At 9:00 AM in London, clocks in Margate show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in London, what time is it in Margate?
At 6:00 PM in London, clocks in Margate show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in London and in Margate overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Margate.
When is it already the next day in Margate?
From 11:00 PM in London it is already the next day in Margate. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Margate it is still the previous day in London.
Does the time gap between London and Margate change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in London but not in Margate. From October 25, 2026, Margate will be 2 hours ahead of London.
