Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Southend-on-Sea

Sunrise in Southend-on-Sea today is at 05:01:20 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:46:46 PM, giving Southend-on-Sea 15h 45min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:18:21 AM and ends at 09:30:01 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Southend-on-Sea or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Southend-on-Sea. Get a full year of light data with the printable Southend-on-Sea Photography Planner 2026.

Southend-on-Sea 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), Southend-on-Sea receives 16.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:39 AM and sunset at 09:18 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 04:39, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:18. The evening golden hour in Southend-on-Sea lasts about 82 minutes in summer and 86 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.