Current Time in Swords, Leinster, Ireland
6:35:07 AM
06:35:07
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) · UTC
Europe/Dublin
Time zone details
Swords has clock changes in 2026 and currently uses UTC
Daylight in Swords
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Ireland
- Administrative area
- Leinster
- District
- Fingal County
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Irish
- Dialing code
- +353
- Population
- 40,776
- Elevation
- Approximately 17 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 53° 27' N / 6° 13' W
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Swords follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Dublin
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Clock changes in Swords
1:00 AM GMT2:00 AM IST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
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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 48 min3 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 48 min3 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (23.7° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Full Moon (97% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Full Moon — Monday, October 26, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Third Quarter — Sunday, November 1, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 48 min | 3 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 44 min | 3 min 58 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 40 min | 3 min 56 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 36 min | 3 min 55 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 32 min | 3 min 54 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 29 min | 3 min 53 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 25 min | 3 min 51 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Swords
Upcoming national public holidays in Ireland
- Christmas Day
- St. Stephen’s Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Swords, Leinster, Ireland
Dublin AirportDUBLarge airport · Serves Dublin4.5 km southwest
Source: OurAirports record · DUB / EIDW
About 4.5 km (2.8 mi) southwest of Swords
Scheduled airline service in source data
Isle of Man AirportIOMLarge airport · Serves Castletown, Rushen, Isle of Man126 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · IOM / EGNS
About 126 km (78.0 mi) northeast of Swords
Scheduled airline service in source data
George Best Belfast City AirportBHDMedium airport · Serves Belfast, United Kingdom131 km north
Source: OurAirports record · BHD / EGAC
About 131 km (81.3 mi) north of Swords
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Swords in?
- Swords 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 Swords?
- Clocks in Swords move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 1:00 AM, changing from GMT (UTC) to IST (UTC+01:00)
- Does Swords observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Swords observes daylight saving time: IST (UTC+1) in summer and GMT (UTC+0) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Swords?
- Swords is UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer