Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Bristol

Sunrise in Bristol today is at 06:10:31 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:13:54 PM, giving Bristol 14h 3min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:33:49 AM and ends at 08:50:25 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Bristol or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Bristol. Get a full year of light data with the printable Bristol Photography Planner 2026.

Bristol lies in the temperate zone at 51.5° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Bristol receives 16.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:53 AM and sunset at 09:30 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.8 hours — a difference of 8.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:53, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:31. The evening golden hour in Bristol lasts about 82 minutes in summer and 86 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.