Braintree in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.8782, 0.5529
- Population
- 53 477
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 62 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Braintree, England, United Kingdom
Local time in Braintree, England, United Kingdom is shown on this page, based on the Europe/London time zone (+0).
Braintree, United Kingdom
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Braintree
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Braintree, England.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:47 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 4:38 PM Daylight 9 h 50 min Night 14 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:12 AM – 5:13 PM
Weather in Braintree right now
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Braintree and its neighbours
Postal codes
- CM7
- CM77
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in England
- London 8 961 989
- Birmingham 1 157 603
- Manchester 568 996
- Sheffield 556 500
- Leeds 536 280
- Liverpool 496 770
Other places named Braintree
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Rayne — 2.4 km
- Great Notley — 2.8 km
- Cressing — 3.3 km
- Stisted — 4.5 km
- Braintree District — 4.9 km
- White Notley — 5.4 km
Local time details for Braintree
Braintree follows Europe/London, giving it a UTC+0 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? No.
Sunrise comes to Braintree at 6:47 AM and sunset at 4:38 PM today. Together that makes 9 h 50 min of light.
Look nearby and you will see Rayne and Great Notley on the same clock as Braintree.
Postal codes valid in Braintree number 2.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in Braintree?
- The clock in Braintree follows Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Is the hour in Braintree changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- When does light arrive in Braintree?
- Light arrives at 6:47 AM.