Essex in numbers
- Coordinates
- 51.8333, 0.5833
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Capital
- London — 61 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essex, England, United Kingdom
On this page you will find the exact local time in Essex, England, United Kingdom, in the Europe/London time zone (+0).
Essex, United Kingdom
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC+0 · Europe/London
Local time in Essex
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Essex keeps Europe/London clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:45 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 4:40 PM Daylight 9 h 54 min Night 14 h 06 min Civil twilight 6:10 AM – 5:15 PM
Weather in Essex right now
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Essex and its neighbours
Postal codes
- CM8 White Notley — 0.5 km away
- CM3 Fairstead — 2.5 km away
- CM7 Rayne — 3.7 km away
- CM77 Braintree — 5.4 km away
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 Essex
- Essex Maryland, United States
- Essex Ontario, Canada
- Essex Massachusetts, United States
- Essex Illinois, United States
- Essex Iowa, United States
Same time zone — Europe/London
- London United Kingdom
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Glasgow United Kingdom
Nearby places
- White Notley — 0.5 km
- Cressing — 2.5 km
- Faulkbourne — 2.9 km
- Rayne — 3.7 km
- Rivenhall — 4.8 km
- Chatley — 4.9 km
Time and daylight in Essex
The name of the time zone in Essex is Europe/London, and it runs UTC+0. Daylight saving time: No.
Today's times for Essex: the sun is up at 6:45 AM and down at 4:40 PM. That means 9 h 54 min of daylight.
White Notley and Cressing are near Essex and do not differ from it in time.
4 postal codes are listed for Essex.
Questions and answers
- What time zone value is associated with Essex?
- The value associated with Essex is Europe/London, with an offset of +0.
- Does Essex observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Essex: No.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Essex?
- In Essex the sun sets at 4:40 PM.