Let’s face it: Life is bleak at this time of year. You wake up in the dark, finish work in the dark, and a day can go by in the blink of an eye. And when it’s foggy/windy/rainy most of the time in England, we’re lucky to see blue sky during the day. But don’t worry, Birmingham’s first sunset of the year after 6PM is just around the corner.
Nights by the canals, outdoor dining, beach trips, BBQs and Pimms. Summer. Is. Coming. And there’s no better indicator than Birmingham experiencing its first sunset after 6PM of 2025 next Monday (March 9, 2025) – just enough time to catch some rays after work.
We haven’t experienced a sunset that late in Birmingham since October 20, 2024 – what did we even do for Halloween? You won’t have to wait very long for Birmingham evenings to become even more starkly brighter again, either. Thanks to a combined effort from the Earth’s tilt on its axis and Daylight Saving Time, on March 30, 2025, the sun will set at 7.38PM.
Even better still, we’ll have to wait seven glorious, sun-filled months until the next Birmingham sunset earlier than 6PM (October 21, 2024). Of course, there’s still quite a chill in the air, and it’s still very much winter spring. But let this be the news to get you excited about summer! Sit back and dream of music festivals, holidays, day trips, and all the other feel-good feelings associated with summer.
Fun Fact: The earliest sunset of 2024 happened in mid-December at 3.53pm… so we’ve been steadily increasing since then! And the earliest sunset of 2024 is likely to happen at the same time as last year and will occur a week before the winter solstice (December 21, 2025).