Brightlingsea in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.8116, 1.0234
- Population
- 8 076
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 86 km away
What time is it in Brightlingsea, England, United Kingdom
The local time of Brightlingsea, England, United Kingdom is presented here, in line with the Europe/London zone (+1).
Brightlingsea, United Kingdom
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/London
Local time in Brightlingsea
UTC+1 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Brightlingsea.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:24 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:00 PM Daylight 10 h 36 min Night 13 h 24 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:34 PM
Weather in Brightlingsea right now
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Brightlingsea and its neighbours
Postal codes
- CO7
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
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- Thorrington — 3.1 km
- Saint Osyth — 4.3 km
- Alresford — 4.9 km
- Great Bentley — 5.4 km
- Frating — 5.8 km
- Fingringhoe — 6.6 km
Time and daylight in Brightlingsea
1 postal code have been allocated to Brightlingsea.
Brightlingsea marks time with Europe/London at an offset of UTC+1. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
Today the sun comes up at 7:24 AM in Brightlingsea and goes down at 6:00 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 36 min.
Whatever the hour in Brightlingsea, it is the same in Thorrington and Saint Osyth.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Brightlingsea?
- The correct time zone for Brightlingsea is Europe/London, with an offset of +1.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Brightlingsea?
- Yes.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in Brightlingsea?
- It rises at 7:24 AM.