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How Much Sleep Do People in the United Kingdom Get?
People in the United Kingdom sleep 6h 39m a night on average, ranking 6th of the 15 countries in our data. They fall asleep at 10:35pm and get up at 8:19am.
Averages over the last 90 days from Sleepiest users in the United Kingdom, updated daily.
Updated daily · data to Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure
Average sleep per night
6h 39m
5 min more than worldwide
Rank
6 of 15
Most sleep first
Average bedtime
10:35pm
Up at 8:19am
Nights under 6 hours
29%
Worldwide: 31%
What the data shows
- The United Kingdom sleeps more than the worldwide average of 6h 34m.
- Bedtime is 10 minutes later than the worldwide average.
- The best month for sleep was January 2025 (7h 22m) and the worst June 2026 (6h 34m).
United Kingdom vs the world
Average sleep per night, last 90 days
Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026
| Sleep | Bedtime | Wake time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6h 39m | 10:35pm | 8:19am |
| Worldwide | 6h 34m | 10:25pm | 8:11am |
United Kingdom and its neighbours in the ranking
Average sleep per night, last 90 days
Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026
| Sleep | Bedtime | Wake time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6h 47m | 10:32pm | 8:55am |
| Germany | 6h 46m | 10:19pm | 8:27am |
| United Kingdom | 6h 39m | 10:35pm | 8:19am |
| Brazil | 6h 37m | 10:17pm | 8:13am |
| South Africa | 6h 37m | 10:00pm | 7:41am |
Sleep in the United Kingdom, month by month
Average sleep per night
Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026
| Month | Sleep | Wake-ups | Bedtime | Wake time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 7h 22m | 4.71 | 10:33pm | 8:18am |
| Feb 2025 | 7h 12m | 3.99 | 10:30pm | 8:28am |
| Mar 2025 | 7h 08m | 3.43 | 10:22pm | 8:13am |
| Apr 2025 | 7h 03m | 3.59 | 10:30pm | 8:28am |
| May 2025 | 6h 56m | 3.69 | 10:36pm | 8:22am |
| Jun 2025 | 6h 50m | 3.37 | 10:38pm | 8:23am |
| Jul 2025 | 6h 51m | 3.28 | 10:43pm | 8:28am |
| Aug 2025 | 6h 52m | 3.46 | 10:40pm | 8:40am |
| Sep 2025 | 6h 49m | 3.68 | 10:32pm | 8:19am |
| Oct 2025 | 6h 50m | 3.64 | 10:29pm | 8:21am |
| Nov 2025 | 6h 41m | 3.60 | 10:31pm | 8:27am |
| Dec 2025 | 6h 44m | 3.80 | 10:32pm | 8:40am |
| Jan 2026 | 6h 44m | 3.80 | 10:28pm | 8:33am |
| Feb 2026 | 6h 48m | 3.73 | 10:30pm | 8:26am |
| Mar 2026 | 6h 44m | 3.60 | 10:27pm | 8:17am |
| Apr 2026 | 6h 42m | 3.60 | 10:34pm | 8:22am |
| May 2026 | 6h 40m | 3.46 | 10:30pm | 8:15am |
| Jun 2026 | 6h 34m | 3.55 | 10:31pm | 8:20am |
| Jul 2026 | 6h 37m | 3.43 | 10:37pm | 8:26am |
| Aug 2026 | 6h 35m | 3.41 | 10:34pm | 8:31am |
| Sep 2026 | 6h 40m | 3.21 | 10:37pm | 8:09am |
| Oct 2026 | 6h 43m | 3.24 | 10:35pm | 8:16am |
Holidays and big nights in the United Kingdom
We have enough nightly data in the United Kingdom to track how holidays, clock changes and big events affect sleep.
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