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1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 18, 2026 = 10:30 pm22:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30), Oct 18, 2026

BST is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, BST is 8 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide, BST is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide, or GMT is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in BST correspond to 5:30 pm to 2:30 am (next day) in Adelaide, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in BST correspond to 6:30 pm to 3:30 am (next day) in Adelaide, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 7:30 pm to 4:30 am (next day) in Adelaide.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in BST correspond to 17:30 to 02:30 (next day) in Adelaide, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in BST correspond to 18:30 to 03:30 (next day) in Adelaide, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 19:30 to 04:30 (next day) in Adelaide.

Compare BST time with Adelaide time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

British Summer Time is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind ACDT (Australian Central Daylight Time).
1:00 pm13:00 in BST is 10:30 pm22:30 in Adelaide, Australia

BST to Adelaide call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in BST which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in Adelaide. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
10:30 pm22:30 ACDT (Australian Central Daylight Time) (Adelaide, Australia). Offset UTC +10:30 hours

1:00 pm13:00 BST / 10:30 pm22:30 Adelaide, Australia

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British Summer Time

Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, United Kingdom

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.

Current time in the United Kingdom: UK time now

Map of the areas on British Summer Time (BST)
BST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on BST.

Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

123456789101112Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See United Kingdom daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Adelaide Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
ACDT – Australian Central Daylight Time, UTC+10:30 (now, daylight saving time)
ACST – Australian Central Standard Time, UTC+9:30 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 amSunday, April 4, 2027 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (ACST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of April each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, October 3, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, October 3, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (ACDT). DST starts on the 1st Sunday of October each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Adelaide Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
ADL, Adehlaida, Adelaida, Adelaidae, Adelaide, Adelaidis, Adelaidė, Adelajda, Adelajdo, Adelaïda, Adelaïde, Adelejd, Adelàida, Adélaïde, Edelaid, Tarndanya, Tarndarnya, a de lai de, adelaida, aderedo, adilaid, adiled, adlayd, adylyd, aedeulleideu, atileyit, edile'ida, edileda, Αδελαΐδα, Аделаидæ, Аделаида, Аделаїда, Аделейд, Аделејд, Адэлаіда, Ադելաիդա, אדלייד, آدلاید, أديليد, ئادېلايدې, ایڈیلیڈ, एडिलेड, ॲdaleda, ॲडलेड, એડિલેઇડ, அடிலெயிட், అడిలైడ్, ಅಡಿಲೇಡ್, അഡിലെയ്‌ഡ്, แอดิเลด, အက်ဒလိတ်မြို့, ადელაიდა, アデレード, 阿德来得, 阿德莱德, 애들레이드
Population
1,469,163
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
34° 55' S Latitude / 138° 35' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61