Current Time in Brighton, England
The live time in Brighton (East Sussex), with the GMT or BST status, the next clock change and sunrise and sunset through the year.
About time in Brighton
Brighton and Hove is a seaside city on the south coast, known for its pier, the Royal Pavilion and a large student and tech community. It is almost exactly on the Greenwich meridian, so solar time and clock time match closely, and its southern position brings some of the mildest winter daylight of any large UK city. Many residents commute to London on a 55-minute train.
- Sits almost exactly on the Greenwich meridian.
- The Royal Pavilion is a royal seaside palace.
- Around 55 minutes by train to London.
About 277,000 people live in Brighton. At 50.82 degrees north and 0.14 degrees west of Greenwich, true solar noon here falls about 1 minutes after clock noon. The clock itself always matches the rest of the UK.
Sunrise and sunset in Brighton through the year
Times for the 15th of each month in UK local time (GMT or BST). Calculated from the city's latitude and longitude.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:57 | 16:23 | 8h 26m |
| February | 07:13 | 17:16 | 10h 03m |
| March | 06:15 | 18:04 | 11h 49m |
| April | 06:07 | 19:55 | 13h 48m |
| May | 05:11 | 20:42 | 15h 31m |
| June | 04:46 | 21:15 | 16h 29m |
| July | 05:03 | 21:08 | 16h 05m |
| August | 05:47 | 20:21 | 14h 35m |
| September | 06:35 | 19:15 | 12h 40m |
| October | 07:22 | 18:09 | 10h 46m |
| November | 07:15 | 16:14 | 8h 59m |
| December | 07:56 | 15:54 | 7h 59m |
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Time in nearby cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Brighton in?
Brighton is in the UK time zone. It uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) in winter and British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) in summer, the same as the rest of the UK.
When do the clocks change in Brighton?
The clocks go forward at 01:00 on the last Sunday of March and back at 02:00 on the last Sunday of October. In 2026 that is Sunday, 29 March 2026 and Sunday, 25 October 2026.
How much daylight does Brighton get in summer and winter?
Around 16h 31m at the June solstice and 7h 57m at the December solstice, based on its latitude of 50.8 degrees north.
Is Brighton on the same time as London?
Yes. All UK clocks show the same time. Because Brighton is 0.1 degrees west of Greenwich, solar noon here is about 1 minutes after clock noon (GMT), but the clocks do not differ.