Regardless of the mild identity crisis that the seasons have undergone this year, winter is on its way to the capital city. Before we know it, London will be aglow with cosy, festive, sparkly goodness. But with all that good stuff comes the dreaded darkness. Yep, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, folks, but the time has (nearly) come for the very last 6pm sunset of 2025. Dun dun dunnn.
That’s right, according to data from Time and Date, the sun will go down at bang-on 6pm on October 18 (this Saturday), before calling it a night at the – quite frankly – horrifying time of 5.58pm the following evening. Of course, the days won’t yet be quite as short as they will be after the clocks go back next weekend (October 26). But we’ll cross that (rather gloomy) bridge when we come to it, hey?
The next 6pm sunset in London won’t be until we sacrifice an hour’s kip for longer days at the end of March 2026 (?!). So, be sure to savour the last week of leaving the office while it’s still light outside.
On a slightly brighter note, we have plenty to look forward to in the capital over the next few months. Christmas lights, ice rinks, roast dinners, the list goes on… So whack on your cosiest jumper and step in to Christmas autumn/winter.
Hello darkness, our old friend…