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Current time in Southend-on-Sea

Friday, 17 July 2026

Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom · Europe/London · UTC+01:00

Time-zone identity for Southend-on-Sea

IANA zone
Europe/London
UTC offset now
UTC+01:00
Current zone label
BST
Clock-change status
An offset change was found in the next 370 days.

Southend-on-Sea is currently 1 hour ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.

Next clock change in Southend-on-Sea

UTC+00:00UTC+00:00

This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.

Weather now

Weather in Southend-on-Sea

Conditions near Southend-on-Sea and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.

27°C

Sunny

Feels like
28°C
Humidity
34%
Wind
14.8 km/h E
Recent precipitation
0 mm

3-day forecast

  1. Sunny14°C to 22°C6% chance of precipitationWind up to 24.8 km/h
  2. Sunny13°C to 20°C23% chance of precipitationWind up to 27 km/h
  3. Sunny12°C to 20°C6% chance of precipitationWind up to 23.8 km/h

Forecast valid from 14:45 local time. Updated 2026-07-17T14:06:21.594Z; refresh due by 2026-07-17T14:21:21.594Z.

Time-zone history

UTC offset changes for Southend-on-Sea

A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Europe/London, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.

Previous 5 years

  1. UTC+01:00 UTC+01:00UTC offset decreased by
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Next 5 years

  1. UTC+00:00 UTC+00:00UTC offset decreased by
  2. UTC+01:00 UTC+01:00UTC offset decreased by
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  4. UTC+01:00 UTC+01:00UTC offset decreased by
  5. UTC+00:00 UTC+00:00UTC offset decreased by
  6. UTC+01:00 UTC+01:00UTC offset decreased by
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  10. UTC+01:00 UTC+01:00UTC offset decreased by

Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.

Sun and Moon today

Sun and Moon in Southend-on-Sea

Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Europe/London local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.

Sun

Sunrise
05:00
Sunset
21:06
Solar noon
13:03
Civil twilight
04:15–21:50

Moon

Moonrise
08:54
Moonset
22:37
Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
13%

Location context

About Southend-on-Sea

Location details for Southend-on-Sea in England, United Kingdom.

Administrative area
England, United Kingdom
Population
295,310
Coordinates
51.5378° N, 0.7143° E. The elevation is 31 metres.

Country context

United Kingdom at a glance

Country information for United Kingdom. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.

Capital
London
Country codes
GB · GBR · 826
Population
66,488,991
Currency
British Pound (GBP)
Calling code
+44
Languages
English (United Kingdom), Welsh (United Kingdom), and Scottish Gaelic
Time zones represented
1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Europe/London.

Data and methodology

The current time is calculated for Europe/London when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 2637433 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.

Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T14:06:21.570Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-17T14:06:21.594Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T14:06:21.592Z

View calculation details and sources
  • GeoNames cities15000
    GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessed
    Place and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
  • IANA Time Zone Database
    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessed
    Time-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
    Unicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessed
    English display names for countries, currencies and languages.
  • Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
    United States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessed
    Daily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
  • Weather and Geolocation API
    WeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessed
    Current weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.