Current Time in Letterkenny, Ulster, Ireland
12:32:23 AM
00:32:23
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) · UTC
Europe/Dublin
Time zone details
Letterkenny has clock changes in 2026 and currently uses UTC
Daylight in Letterkenny
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Ireland
- Administrative area
- Ulster
- District
- County Donegal
- Place type
- Populated place
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Irish
- Dialing code
- +353
- Population
- 22,549
- Elevation
- Approximately 8 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 54° 57' N / 7° 43' W
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Letterkenny follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Dublin
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Letterkenny local time
Clock changes in Letterkenny
1:00 AM GMT2:00 AM IST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
1:00 AM GMT2:00 AM IST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM IST1:00 AM GMT
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 9 hr 15 min4 min 6 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Monday, November 2, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 15 min4 min 6 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (20.3° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Third Quarter (43% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- No event on this local date
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Third Quarter — Sunday, November 1, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- New Moon — Monday, November 9, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 15 min | 4 min 6 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 11 min | 4 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 07 min | 4 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 03 min | 4 min 1 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 8 hr 59 min | 3 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 8 hr 55 min | 3 min 57 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 8 hr 51 min | 3 min 54 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Letterkenny
Upcoming national public holidays in Ireland
- Christmas Day
- St. Stephen’s Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Letterkenny, Ulster, Ireland
City of Derry AirportLDYMedium airport · Serves Derry, Derry and Strabane, United Kingdom37.9 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · LDY / EGAE
About 37.9 km (23.5 mi) east-northeast of Letterkenny
Scheduled airline service in source data
Donegal AirportCFNMedium airport · Serves Donegal40.1 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · CFN / EIDL
About 40.1 km (24.9 mi) west-northwest of Letterkenny
Scheduled airline service in source data
Belfast International AirportBFSLarge airport · Serves Belfast, United Kingdom103 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · BFS / EGAA
About 103 km (63.7 mi) east-southeast of Letterkenny
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Letterkenny in?
- Letterkenny uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) in winter and Irish Standard Time (IST, UTC+1) in summer. Its IANA time zone is Europe/Dublin.
- When is the next clock change in Letterkenny?
- Clocks in Letterkenny move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 1:00 AM, changing from GMT (UTC) to IST (UTC+01:00)
- Does Letterkenny observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Letterkenny observes daylight saving time: IST (UTC+1) in summer and GMT (UTC+0) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Letterkenny?
- Letterkenny is UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer