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Being a part of WET or Western European Time Zone, Londoners follows the same time zone of GMT or Greenwich Mean Time.
About London Standard Time
Time in London or London Time falls under the WET or Western European Time Zone. Since WET or Western European Standard Time follows the similar time as that of GMT or Greenwich Mean Time, so the ‘standard time’ in London is similar to GMT.
Daylight Saving and London Time
Similar to most regions in Europe, Daylight-Saving or Summer Time is followed in London as well. In this case, during the summer (late March to late October), the standard time of London is shifted ahead by 1 hour. This is denoted by GMT+1 which signifies 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time or
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Western European Time. BST or British Summer Time stands for summer time.
At the end of summer season, the standard time of London is shifted backwards by 1 hour to Greenwich Mean Time or Western European Time.
Time differences between London and some eminent cities
The standard time of London is 8 hours behind that of the mean time of Beijing and 1 hour behind Berlin, whereas it is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Chicago is behind by 6 hours from the London time while the time zone of Berlin and Copenhagen are ahead by 1 hour from the standard time of London. This difference of time is particularly required by the passengers who avail the flight services to or from London city.
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