Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Southampton

Sunrise in Southampton today is at 05:09:52 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:55:20 PM, giving Southampton 15h 45min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:27:22 AM and ends at 09:38:04 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Southampton or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Southampton. Get a full year of light data with the printable Southampton Photography Planner 2026.

Southampton lies in the temperate zone at 50.9° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Southampton receives 16.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:51 AM and sunset at 09:22 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.9 hours — a difference of 8.6 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:51, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:23. The evening golden hour in Southampton lasts about 80 minutes in summer and 84 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.