Day length: ranking of 157 destinations month by month

Day length is the time between sunrise and sunset. In London, it goes from 7 h 52 min on 15 December to 16 h 36 min on 15 June; in New York, from 9 h 16 min to 15 h 05 min (our calculation for 2027). When you travel, the gap is far bigger: in Rovaniemi, in Lapland, the sun does not set on 15 June and is up for only 2 h 27 min on 15 December, while in Singapore the day lasts about 12 hours all year.

We calculated day length on the 15th of each month for the 157 destinations whose climate we publish. The table lets you compare destinations, choose a season when days are long enough for sightseeing, or spot the countries where day length hardly changes.

Day length on the 15th of each month (2027)

Click a month header to rank the destinations from the shortest to the longest day. The « Annual range » column is the difference between the longest and shortest month; London, New York and Paris values for comparison are given under the table.

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Destination	Country	Calculation city	Latitude	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual range	Climate and best time to go
South Africa	–	Cape Town	−33.9°	14 h 09	13 h 18	12 h 20	11 h 15	10 h 22	9 h 54	10 h 06	10 h 51	11 h 52	12 h 54	13 h 53	14 h 24	4 h 29	When to go to South Africa
Albania	–	Tirana	41.3°	9 h 31	10 h 38	11 h 54	13 h 19	14 h 30	15 h 09	14 h 53	13 h 51	12 h 30	11 h 09	9 h 53	9 h 13	5 h 56	When to go to Albania
Germany	–	Berlin	52.5°	8 h 12	9 h 55	11 h 49	13 h 55	15 h 45	16 h 48	16 h 21	14 h 44	12 h 43	10 h 41	8 h 46	7 h 41	9 h 07	When to go to Germany
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Amsterdam	52.4°	8 h 13	9 h 56	11 h 49	13 h 55	15 h 44	16 h 46	16 h 20	14 h 43	12 h 42	10 h 41	8 h 47	7 h 43	9 h 03	When to go to Amsterdam
Andalusia	Spain	Seville	37.4°	9 h 52	10 h 50	11 h 55	13 h 09	14 h 10	14 h 44	14 h 30	13 h 37	12 h 27	11 h 16	10 h 11	9 h 36	5 h 07	When to go to Andalusia
Argentina	–	Buenos Aires	−34.6°	14 h 12	13 h 19	12 h 19	11 h 13	10 h 19	9 h 51	10 h 03	10 h 49	11 h 52	12 h 56	13 h 56	14 h 27	4 h 37	When to go to Argentina
Australia	–	Sydney	−33.9°	14 h 10	13 h 19	12 h 20	11 h 16	10 h 23	9 h 55	10 h 06	10 h 50	11 h 51	12 h 54	13 h 52	14 h 23	4 h 28	When to go to Australia
Austria	–	Vienna	48.2°	8 h 47	10 h 14	11 h 51	13 h 39	15 h 11	16 h 03	15 h 41	14 h 21	12 h 37	10 h 53	9 h 16	8 h 22	7 h 41	When to go to Austria
Azores	Portugal	Ponta Delgada	37.7°	9 h 50	10 h 49	11 h 56	13 h 10	14 h 12	14 h 46	14 h 32	13 h 38	12 h 27	11 h 15	10 h 09	9 h 34	5 h 12	When to go to Azores
Bahamas	–	Nassau	25.1°	10 h 45	11 h 20	12 h 00	12 h 45	13 h 22	13 h 41	13 h 33	13 h 01	12 h 18	11 h 35	10 h 56	10 h 35	3 h 06	When to go to Bahamas
Bali	Indonesia	Denpasar	−8.7°	12 h 34	12 h 23	12 h 09	11 h 55	11 h 43	11 h 37	11 h 40	11 h 49	12 h 03	12 h 17	12 h 30	12 h 37	1 h 00	When to go to Bali
Balearic Islands	Spain	Palma	39.6°	9 h 41	10 h 43	11 h 55	13 h 14	14 h 21	14 h 57	14 h 42	13 h 44	12 h 29	11 h 12	10 h 01	9 h 24	5 h 33	When to go to Balearic Islands
Bangkok	Thailand	Bangkok	13.8°	11 h 24	11 h 42	12 h 03	12 h 26	12 h 46	12 h 56	12 h 52	12 h 35	12 h 13	11 h 50	11 h 30	11 h 19	1 h 37	When to go to Bangkok
Barcelona	Spain	Barcelona	41.4°	9 h 31	10 h 38	11 h 54	13 h 19	14 h 30	15 h 09	14 h 53	13 h 51	12 h 30	11 h 08	9 h 53	9 h 12	5 h 57	When to go to Barcelona
Belgium	–	Uccle (Brussels)	50.8°	8 h 27	10 h 03	11 h 50	13 h 49	15 h 31	16 h 29	16 h 04	14 h 34	12 h 40	10 h 46	8 h 58	7 h 59	8 h 30	When to go to Belgium
Belize	–	Belize City	17.5°	11 h 12	11 h 35	12 h 02	12 h 32	12 h 57	13 h 10	13 h 05	12 h 43	12 h 14	11 h 45	11 h 19	11 h 05	2 h 05	When to go to Belize
Bhutan	–	Thimphu	27.5°	10 h 35	11 h 14	11 h 58	12 h 48	13 h 30	13 h 52	13 h 43	13 h 08	12 h 20	11 h 32	10 h 48	10 h 25	3 h 27	When to go to Bhutan
Bolivia	–	La Paz	−16.5°	13 h 00	12 h 37	12 h 12	11 h 43	11 h 21	11 h 09	11 h 14	11 h 33	12 h 00	12 h 28	12 h 53	13 h 06	1 h 57	When to go to Bolivia
Bora Bora	French Polynesia	Bora Bora	−16.5°	13 h 00	12 h 37	12 h 12	11 h 43	11 h 21	11 h 09	11 h 14	11 h 34	12 h 00	12 h 28	12 h 53	13 h 06	1 h 57	When to go to Bora Bora
Botswana	–	Maun	−20.0°	13 h 12	12 h 45	12 h 13	11 h 39	11 h 10	10 h 56	11 h 02	11 h 26	11 h 58	12 h 32	13 h 03	13 h 20	2 h 24	When to go to Botswana
Brazil	–	Rio de Janeiro	−22.9°	13 h 23	12 h 51	12 h 14	11 h 34	11 h 01	10 h 44	10 h 51	11 h 19	11 h 57	12 h 37	13 h 13	13 h 32	2 h 48	When to go to Brazil
Bulgaria	–	Sofia	42.7°	9 h 23	10 h 34	11 h 53	13 h 22	14 h 37	15 h 18	15 h 01	13 h 56	12 h 31	11 h 06	9 h 46	9 h 04	6 h 14	When to go to Bulgaria
Benin	–	Cotonou	6.4°	11 h 47	11 h 55	12 h 05	12 h 16	12 h 25	12 h 29	12 h 27	12 h 20	12 h 09	11 h 59	11 h 50	11 h 45	0 h 44	When to go to Benin
California	United States	Los Angeles	34.0°	10 h 08	10 h 59	11 h 57	13 h 02	13 h 56	14 h 25	14 h 12	13 h 26	12 h 24	11 h 21	10 h 24	9 h 54	4 h 31	When to go to California
Cambodia	–	Siem Reap	13.4°	11 h 25	11 h 42	12 h 03	12 h 26	12 h 44	12 h 54	12 h 50	12 h 34	12 h 13	11 h 51	11 h 31	11 h 21	1 h 34	When to go to Cambodia
Canada	–	Montreal	45.5°	9 h 06	10 h 25	11 h 53	13 h 31	14 h 54	15 h 40	15 h 20	14 h 07	12 h 33	10 h 59	9 h 31	8 h 44	6 h 56	When to go to Canada
Canary Islands	–	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	28.5°	10 h 32	11 h 12	11 h 58	12 h 51	13 h 34	13 h 57	13 h 47	13 h 10	12 h 21	11 h 30	10 h 44	10 h 21	3 h 36	When to go to Canary Islands
Cancún	Mexico	Cancún	21.2°	10 h 59	11 h 28	12 h 01	12 h 38	13 h 09	13 h 25	13 h 18	12 h 52	12 h 16	11 h 40	11 h 08	10 h 51	2 h 34	When to go to Cancún
Cape Verde	–	Espargos (Sal)	16.8°	11 h 14	11 h 36	12 h 02	12 h 31	12 h 55	13 h 07	13 h 02	12 h 42	12 h 14	11 h 46	11 h 21	11 h 08	1 h 59	When to go to Cape Verde
Cappadocia	Turkey	Nevşehir	38.6°	9 h 46	10 h 46	11 h 55	13 h 12	14 h 16	14 h 51	14 h 37	13 h 41	12 h 28	11 h 14	10 h 05	9 h 29	5 h 22	When to go to Cappadocia
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Chiang Mai	18.8°	11 h 07	11 h 32	12 h 01	12 h 34	13 h 01	13 h 15	13 h 09	12 h 47	12 h 16	11 h 44	11 h 15	11 h 00	2 h 15	When to go to Chiang Mai
Chile	–	Santiago	−33.4°	14 h 07	13 h 16	12 h 19	11 h 15	10 h 24	9 h 57	10 h 08	10 h 53	11 h 53	12 h 54	13 h 51	14 h 21	4 h 24	When to go to Chile
China	–	Beijing	39.9°	9 h 39	10 h 42	11 h 54	13 h 14	14 h 22	14 h 59	14 h 44	13 h 46	12 h 30	11 h 12	10 h 00	9 h 22	5 h 37	When to go to China
Cyprus	–	Larnaca	34.9°	10 h 04	10 h 56	11 h 56	13 h 03	13 h 59	14 h 29	14 h 17	13 h 29	12 h 25	11 h 20	10 h 21	9 h 50	4 h 40	When to go to Cyprus
Colombia	–	Bogota	4.7°	11 h 53	11 h 58	12 h 05	12 h 13	12 h 20	12 h 24	12 h 22	12 h 16	12 h 09	12 h 01	11 h 54	11 h 51	0 h 33	When to go to Colombia
Corfu	Greece	Corfu	39.6°	9 h 41	10 h 43	11 h 54	13 h 14	14 h 21	14 h 57	14 h 42	13 h 45	12 h 29	11 h 12	10 h 01	9 h 23	5 h 34	When to go to Corfu
Corsica	France	Ajaccio	41.9°	9 h 28	10 h 36	11 h 54	13 h 20	14 h 33	15 h 13	14 h 56	13 h 53	12 h 31	11 h 07	9 h 50	9 h 09	6 h 04	When to go to Corsica
South Korea	–	Seoul	37.6°	9 h 51	10 h 48	11 h 55	13 h 09	14 h 11	14 h 44	14 h 31	13 h 38	12 h 28	11 h 16	10 h 11	9 h 35	5 h 09	When to go to South Korea
Costa Rica	–	Liberia	10.6°	11 h 34	11 h 48	12 h 04	12 h 22	12 h 37	12 h 45	12 h 41	12 h 28	12 h 11	11 h 54	11 h 38	11 h 30	1 h 14	When to go to Costa Rica
Croatia	–	Split	43.5°	9 h 18	10 h 31	11 h 53	13 h 25	14 h 42	15 h 24	15 h 07	14 h 00	12 h 32	11 h 04	9 h 42	8 h 58	6 h 26	When to go to Croatia
Crete	Greece	Heraklion	35.3°	10 h 02	10 h 55	11 h 56	13 h 04	14 h 01	14 h 32	14 h 19	13 h 30	12 h 25	11 h 20	10 h 19	9 h 47	4 h 44	When to go to Crete
Cuba	–	Havana	23.1°	10 h 52	11 h 24	12 h 00	12 h 41	13 h 15	13 h 33	13 h 25	12 h 56	12 h 17	11 h 38	11 h 02	10 h 43	2 h 50	When to go to Cuba
Amalfi Coast	Italy	Naples	40.8°	9 h 34	10 h 40	11 h 54	13 h 18	14 h 27	15 h 05	14 h 49	13 h 49	12 h 30	11 h 09	9 h 55	9 h 16	5 h 49	When to go to Amalfi Coast
French Riviera	France	Nice	43.7°	9 h 17	10 h 30	11 h 53	13 h 25	14 h 43	15 h 26	15 h 08	14 h 00	12 h 32	11 h 03	9 h 41	8 h 57	6 h 29	When to go to French Riviera
Denmark	–	Copenhagen	55.7°	7 h 40	9 h 39	11 h 47	14 h 09	16 h 15	17 h 30	16 h 58	15 h 05	12 h 47	10 h 31	8 h 20	7 h 04	10 h 26	When to go to Denmark
Djerba	Tunisia	Houmt Souk	33.9°	10 h 09	10 h 59	11 h 57	13 h 01	13 h 55	14 h 24	14 h 12	13 h 26	12 h 24	11 h 22	10 h 25	9 h 55	4 h 29	When to go to Djerba
Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	25.2°	10 h 44	11 h 19	11 h 59	12 h 45	13 h 22	13 h 42	13 h 34	13 h 02	12 h 19	11 h 35	10 h 56	10 h 35	3 h 07	When to go to Dubai
Dubrovnik	Croatia	Dubrovnik	42.6°	9 h 24	10 h 34	11 h 53	13 h 22	14 h 37	15 h 18	15 h 01	13 h 56	12 h 31	11 h 06	9 h 47	9 h 04	6 h 14	When to go to Dubrovnik
Spain	–	Madrid	40.4°	9 h 36	10 h 41	11 h 54	13 h 17	14 h 25	15 h 03	14 h 47	13 h 47	12 h 29	11 h 10	9 h 57	9 h 18	5 h 44	When to go to Spain
Florida	United States	Miami	25.8°	10 h 42	11 h 18	12 h 00	12 h 46	13 h 24	13 h 44	13 h 36	13 h 03	12 h 19	11 h 34	10 h 53	10 h 32	3 h 12	When to go to Florida
Goa	India	Panaji	15.5°	11 h 18	11 h 38	12 h 02	12 h 29	12 h 51	13 h 02	12 h 58	12 h 39	12 h 14	11 h 48	11 h 25	11 h 13	1 h 50	When to go to Goa
Gran Canaria	Canary Islands	Las Palmas	28.1°	10 h 33	11 h 13	11 h 59	12 h 50	13 h 32	13 h 55	13 h 46	13 h 09	12 h 20	11 h 31	10 h 46	10 h 22	3 h 33	When to go to Gran Canaria
Greece	–	Athens	38.0°	9 h 49	10 h 48	11 h 55	13 h 10	14 h 13	14 h 47	14 h 33	13 h 39	12 h 27	11 h 15	10 h 08	9 h 33	5 h 14	When to go to Greece
Guadeloupe	–	Pointe-à-Pitre	16.2°	11 h 16	11 h 37	12 h 02	12 h 30	12 h 53	13 h 05	13 h 00	12 h 40	12 h 14	11 h 47	11 h 23	11 h 10	1 h 55	When to go to Guadeloupe
Guatemala	–	Guatemala	14.6°	11 h 21	11 h 40	12 h 03	12 h 28	12 h 48	12 h 59	12 h 55	12 h 37	12 h 13	11 h 49	11 h 27	11 h 16	1 h 43	When to go to Guatemala
French Guiana	–	Cayenne	4.9°	11 h 52	11 h 58	12 h 05	12 h 14	12 h 21	12 h 24	12 h 23	12 h 17	12 h 09	12 h 01	11 h 54	11 h 50	0 h 34	When to go to French Guiana
Georgia	–	Tbilisi	41.7°	9 h 29	10 h 37	11 h 53	13 h 20	14 h 32	15 h 11	14 h 55	13 h 53	12 h 31	11 h 08	9 h 51	9 h 10	6 h 01	When to go to Georgia
Hawaii	United States	Honolulu	21.3°	10 h 59	11 h 28	12 h 01	12 h 39	13 h 09	13 h 25	13 h 18	12 h 52	12 h 16	11 h 40	11 h 07	10 h 51	2 h 35	When to go to Hawaii
Hong Kong	–	Hong Kong	22.3°	10 h 55	11 h 25	12 h 00	12 h 39	13 h 12	13 h 29	13 h 22	12 h 55	12 h 17	11 h 39	11 h 05	10 h 47	2 h 43	When to go to Hong Kong
Hungary	–	Budapest	47.5°	8 h 52	10 h 17	11 h 51	13 h 37	15 h 06	15 h 57	15 h 36	14 h 17	12 h 36	10 h 55	9 h 20	8 h 28	7 h 28	When to go to Hungary
India	–	New Delhi	28.6°	10 h 31	11 h 11	11 h 58	12 h 51	13 h 34	13 h 57	13 h 48	13 h 11	12 h 21	11 h 30	10 h 44	10 h 20	3 h 37	When to go to India
Indonesia	–	Jakarta	−6.2°	12 h 26	12 h 18	12 h 09	11 h 58	11 h 50	11 h 46	11 h 48	11 h 54	12 h 04	12 h 14	12 h 24	12 h 29	0 h 43	When to go to Indonesia
Ireland	–	Dublin	53.4°	8 h 04	9 h 51	11 h 48	13 h 59	15 h 52	16 h 58	16 h 30	14 h 49	12 h 43	10 h 38	8 h 39	7 h 32	9 h 26	When to go to Ireland
Iceland	–	Reykjavik	64.1°	5 h 24	8 h 37	11 h 41	15 h 04	18 h 23	21 h 02	19 h 45	16 h 26	13 h 05	9 h 51	6 h 32	4 h 13	16 h 49	When to go to Iceland
Istanbul	Turkey	Istanbul	41.0°	9 h 33	10 h 39	11 h 54	13 h 18	14 h 28	15 h 06	14 h 51	13 h 50	12 h 30	11 h 09	9 h 55	9 h 15	5 h 52	When to go to Istanbul
Italy	–	Rome	41.9°	9 h 28	10 h 36	11 h 54	13 h 20	14 h 33	15 h 13	14 h 56	13 h 53	12 h 31	11 h 07	9 h 50	9 h 09	6 h 03	When to go to Italy
Jamaica	–	Montego Bay	18.5°	11 h 08	11 h 33	12 h 02	12 h 34	13 h 00	13 h 14	13 h 08	12 h 45	12 h 15	11 h 44	11 h 16	11 h 02	2 h 12	When to go to Jamaica
Japan	–	Tokyo	35.7°	10 h 00	10 h 53	11 h 55	13 h 05	14 h 02	14 h 34	14 h 21	13 h 32	12 h 26	11 h 20	10 h 18	9 h 46	4 h 48	When to go to Japan
Jordan	–	Amman	31.9°	10 h 17	11 h 04	11 h 57	12 h 57	13 h 47	14 h 14	14 h 03	13 h 20	12 h 23	11 h 25	10 h 32	10 h 04	4 h 09	When to go to Jordan
Kenya	–	Nairobi	−1.3°	12 h 11	12 h 09	12 h 07	12 h 05	12 h 04	12 h 03	12 h 03	12 h 04	12 h 06	12 h 08	12 h 10	12 h 12	0 h 09	When to go to Kenya
Koh Samui	Thailand	Koh Samui	9.5°	11 h 38	11 h 50	12 h 04	12 h 20	12 h 33	12 h 40	12 h 38	12 h 26	12 h 11	11 h 55	11 h 42	11 h 34	1 h 06	When to go to Koh Samui
Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	3.1°	11 h 57	12 h 01	12 h 06	12 h 11	12 h 16	12 h 18	12 h 17	12 h 13	12 h 08	12 h 03	11 h 59	11 h 56	0 h 22	When to go to Kuala Lumpur
Kyoto	Japan	Kyoto	35.0°	10 h 03	10 h 55	11 h 55	13 h 03	13 h 59	14 h 30	14 h 18	13 h 30	12 h 26	11 h 21	10 h 21	9 h 49	4 h 41	When to go to Kyoto
Réunion	–	Saint-Denis	−20.9°	13 h 16	12 h 47	12 h 14	11 h 37	11 h 08	10 h 52	10 h 58	11 h 23	11 h 58	12 h 33	13 h 06	13 h 23	2 h 31	When to go to Réunion
Lanzarote	Canary Islands	Arrecife	29.0°	10 h 30	11 h 11	11 h 58	12 h 52	13 h 36	13 h 59	13 h 49	13 h 11	12 h 21	11 h 30	10 h 43	10 h 18	3 h 41	When to go to Lanzarote
Laos	–	Vientiane	18.0°	11 h 10	11 h 33	12 h 01	12 h 33	12 h 58	13 h 12	13 h 07	12 h 45	12 h 15	11 h 45	11 h 18	11 h 04	2 h 08	When to go to Laos
Lapland	Finland	Rovaniemi	66.5°	4 h 15	8 h 10	11 h 37	15 h 25	19 h 24	24 h 00	21 h 29	17 h 02	13 h 13	9 h 37	5 h 45	2 h 27	21 h 33	When to go to Lapland
Lisbon	Portugal	Lisbon	38.7°	9 h 45	10 h 46	11 h 55	13 h 12	14 h 17	14 h 52	14 h 37	13 h 41	12 h 28	11 h 13	10 h 05	9 h 29	5 h 23	When to go to Lisbon
London	United Kingdom	London	51.5°	8 h 21	10 h 00	11 h 49	13 h 51	15 h 36	16 h 36	16 h 11	14 h 38	12 h 41	10 h 44	8 h 53	7 h 52	8 h 45	When to go to London
Los Angeles	United States	Los Angeles	34.0°	10 h 08	10 h 59	11 h 57	13 h 02	13 h 56	14 h 25	14 h 12	13 h 26	12 h 24	11 h 21	10 h 24	9 h 54	4 h 31	When to go to Los Angeles
Madagascar	–	Antananarivo	−18.9°	13 h 09	12 h 43	12 h 13	11 h 40	11 h 14	11 h 00	11 h 05	11 h 28	11 h 59	12 h 31	13 h 00	13 h 16	2 h 16	When to go to Madagascar
Madrid	Spain	Madrid	40.4°	9 h 36	10 h 41	11 h 54	13 h 17	14 h 25	15 h 03	14 h 47	13 h 47	12 h 29	11 h 10	9 h 57	9 h 18	5 h 44	When to go to Madrid
Madeira	–	Funchal	32.6°	10 h 14	11 h 02	11 h 57	12 h 59	13 h 50	14 h 17	14 h 06	13 h 22	12 h 23	11 h 24	10 h 29	10 h 01	4 h 16	When to go to Madeira
Malaysia	–	Kuala Lumpur	3.1°	11 h 57	12 h 01	12 h 06	12 h 11	12 h 16	12 h 18	12 h 17	12 h 13	12 h 08	12 h 03	11 h 59	11 h 56	0 h 22	When to go to Malaysia
Maldives	–	Malé	4.2°	11 h 54	11 h 59	12 h 05	12 h 13	12 h 18	12 h 22	12 h 20	12 h 15	12 h 08	12 h 02	11 h 56	11 h 53	0 h 29	When to go to Maldives
Malta	–	Luqa	35.9°	9 h 59	10 h 54	11 h 56	13 h 06	14 h 03	14 h 35	14 h 22	13 h 32	12 h 26	11 h 19	10 h 17	9 h 45	4 h 50	When to go to Malta
Morocco	–	Marrakech	31.6°	10 h 19	11 h 05	11 h 57	12 h 57	13 h 46	14 h 12	14 h 01	13 h 19	12 h 23	11 h 25	10 h 33	10 h 06	4 h 06	When to go to Morocco
Marrakech	Morocco	Marrakech	31.6°	10 h 19	11 h 05	11 h 57	12 h 57	13 h 46	14 h 12	14 h 01	13 h 19	12 h 23	11 h 25	10 h 33	10 h 06	4 h 06	When to go to Marrakech
Martinique	–	Fort-de-France	14.6°	11 h 21	11 h 40	12 h 03	12 h 28	12 h 48	12 h 59	12 h 55	12 h 37	12 h 13	11 h 49	11 h 27	11 h 16	1 h 43	When to go to Martinique
Mexico	–	Cancún	21.2°	10 h 59	11 h 28	12 h 01	12 h 38	13 h 09	13 h 25	13 h 18	12 h 52	12 h 16	11 h 40	11 h 08	10 h 51	2 h 34	When to go to Mexico
Miami	United States	Miami	25.8°	10 h 42	11 h 18	12 h 00	12 h 46	13 h 24	13 h 44	13 h 36	13 h 03	12 h 19	11 h 34	10 h 53	10 h 32	3 h 12	When to go to Miami
Montreal	Canada	Montreal	45.5°	9 h 06	10 h 25	11 h 53	13 h 31	14 h 54	15 h 40	15 h 20	14 h 07	12 h 33	10 h 59	9 h 31	8 h 44	6 h 56	When to go to Montreal
Montenegro	–	Bar	42.1°	9 h 27	10 h 36	11 h 54	13 h 21	14 h 34	15 h 14	14 h 57	13 h 54	12 h 31	11 h 07	9 h 49	9 h 08	6 h 06	When to go to Montenegro
Mozambique	–	Inhambane	−23.9°	13 h 27	12 h 53	12 h 15	11 h 33	10 h 58	10 h 40	10 h 48	11 h 17	11 h 57	12 h 38	13 h 16	13 h 36	2 h 56	When to go to Mozambique
Namibia	–	Windhoek	−22.6°	13 h 22	12 h 50	12 h 14	11 h 35	11 h 02	10 h 45	10 h 52	11 h 20	11 h 57	12 h 36	13 h 12	13 h 30	2 h 45	When to go to Namibia
New York	United States	New York	40.7°	9 h 35	10 h 41	11 h 55	13 h 18	14 h 27	15 h 05	14 h 48	13 h 48	12 h 29	11 h 09	9 h 55	9 h 16	5 h 48	When to go to New York
Nicaragua	–	Managua	12.1°	11 h 29	11 h 45	12 h 03	12 h 24	12 h 41	12 h 50	12 h 46	12 h 32	12 h 12	11 h 52	11 h 34	11 h 25	1 h 25	When to go to Nicaragua
Norway	–	Oslo	59.9°	6 h 44	9 h 12	11 h 44	14 h 33	17 h 07	18 h 47	18 h 03	15 h 40	12 h 55	10 h 14	7 h 35	5 h 58	12 h 49	When to go to Norway
New Caledonia	–	Nouméa	−22.3°	13 h 21	12 h 50	12 h 15	11 h 35	11 h 04	10 h 47	10 h 53	11 h 20	11 h 57	12 h 35	13 h 10	13 h 29	2 h 42	When to go to New Caledonia
New Zealand	–	Auckland	−36.8°	14 h 25	13 h 27	12 h 22	11 h 10	10 h 11	9 h 39	9 h 51	10 h 41	11 h 49	12 h 59	14 h 04	14 h 40	5 h 01	When to go to New Zealand
Nepal	–	Kathmandu	27.7°	10 h 34	11 h 13	11 h 58	12 h 49	13 h 31	13 h 53	13 h 44	13 h 08	12 h 21	11 h 32	10 h 47	10 h 24	3 h 29	When to go to Nepal
Oman	–	Muscat	23.6°	10 h 50	11 h 22	12 h 00	12 h 42	13 h 16	13 h 35	13 h 27	12 h 58	12 h 18	11 h 38	11 h 01	10 h 42	2 h 53	When to go to Oman
Osaka	Japan	Osaka	34.7°	10 h 05	10 h 56	11 h 56	13 h 02	13 h 58	14 h 28	14 h 16	13 h 29	12 h 26	11 h 21	10 h 22	9 h 51	4 h 37	When to go to Osaka
Uganda	–	Entebbe	0.1°	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 07	0 h 01	When to go to Uganda
Uzbekistan	–	Samarkand	39.7°	9 h 40	10 h 43	11 h 54	13 h 14	14 h 21	14 h 57	14 h 43	13 h 45	12 h 29	11 h 12	10 h 01	9 h 23	5 h 34	When to go to Uzbekistan
Panama	–	Panama	9.0°	11 h 39	11 h 51	12 h 04	12 h 19	12 h 32	12 h 39	12 h 36	12 h 25	12 h 10	11 h 56	11 h 43	11 h 36	1 h 02	When to go to Panama
Patagonia	Argentina	El Calafate	−50.3°	15 h 54	14 h 16	12 h 30	10 h 34	8 h 57	8 h 03	8 h 26	9 h 52	11 h 42	13 h 35	15 h 23	16 h 23	8 h 21	When to go to Patagonia
Netherlands	–	Amsterdam	52.4°	8 h 13	9 h 56	11 h 49	13 h 55	15 h 44	16 h 46	16 h 20	14 h 43	12 h 42	10 h 41	8 h 47	7 h 43	9 h 03	When to go to Netherlands
Philippines	–	Manila	14.6°	11 h 21	11 h 40	12 h 02	12 h 27	12 h 48	12 h 59	12 h 55	12 h 37	12 h 13	11 h 49	11 h 28	11 h 16	1 h 43	When to go to Philippines
Phuket	Thailand	Phuket	7.9°	11 h 43	11 h 53	12 h 04	12 h 18	12 h 29	12 h 35	12 h 32	12 h 23	12 h 10	11 h 57	11 h 46	11 h 40	0 h 55	When to go to Phuket
Poland	–	Krakow	50.1°	8 h 33	10 h 06	11 h 50	13 h 46	15 h 25	16 h 21	15 h 57	14 h 30	12 h 39	10 h 48	9 h 04	8 h 06	8 h 15	When to go to Poland
French Polynesia	–	Faa’a	−17.6°	13 h 03	12 h 39	12 h 12	11 h 42	11 h 17	11 h 05	11 h 10	11 h 31	12 h 00	12 h 29	12 h 56	13 h 10	2 h 05	When to go to French Polynesia
Porto	Portugal	Porto	41.1°	9 h 32	10 h 39	11 h 54	13 h 19	14 h 29	15 h 07	14 h 51	13 h 50	12 h 30	11 h 09	9 h 54	9 h 14	5 h 54	When to go to Porto
Puerto Rico	–	San Juan	18.4°	11 h 09	11 h 33	12 h 02	12 h 34	13 h 00	13 h 14	13 h 08	12 h 45	12 h 15	11 h 44	11 h 16	11 h 02	2 h 12	When to go to Puerto Rico
Portugal	–	Lisbon	38.7°	9 h 45	10 h 46	11 h 55	13 h 12	14 h 17	14 h 52	14 h 37	13 h 41	12 h 28	11 h 13	10 h 05	9 h 29	5 h 23	When to go to Portugal
Puglia	Italy	Bari	41.1°	9 h 32	10 h 39	11 h 54	13 h 18	14 h 29	15 h 07	14 h 51	13 h 50	12 h 30	11 h 09	9 h 54	9 h 14	5 h 53	When to go to Puglia
Punta Cana	Dominican Republic	Punta Cana	18.5°	11 h 08	11 h 33	12 h 02	12 h 34	13 h 00	13 h 14	13 h 08	12 h 46	12 h 15	11 h 44	11 h 16	11 h 01	2 h 13	When to go to Punta Cana
Peru	–	Cusco	−13.5°	12 h 50	12 h 32	12 h 11	11 h 48	11 h 29	11 h 20	11 h 24	11 h 40	12 h 01	12 h 24	12 h 44	12 h 55	1 h 35	When to go to Peru
Qatar	–	Doha	25.3°	10 h 44	11 h 19	11 h 59	12 h 45	13 h 22	13 h 42	13 h 34	13 h 02	12 h 19	11 h 35	10 h 55	10 h 34	3 h 08	When to go to Qatar
Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	−22.9°	13 h 23	12 h 51	12 h 14	11 h 34	11 h 01	10 h 44	10 h 51	11 h 19	11 h 57	12 h 37	13 h 13	13 h 32	2 h 48	When to go to Rio de Janeiro
Rome	Italy	Rome	41.9°	9 h 28	10 h 36	11 h 54	13 h 20	14 h 33	15 h 13	14 h 56	13 h 53	12 h 31	11 h 07	9 h 50	9 h 09	6 h 03	When to go to Rome
Romania	–	Bucharest	44.4°	9 h 13	10 h 28	11 h 53	13 h 27	14 h 47	15 h 31	15 h 13	14 h 04	12 h 33	11 h 02	9 h 37	8 h 52	6 h 39	When to go to Romania
Rwanda	–	Kigali	−2.0°	12 h 13	12 h 10	12 h 07	12 h 04	12 h 02	12 h 01	12 h 01	12 h 03	12 h 06	12 h 09	12 h 12	12 h 14	0 h 13	When to go to Rwanda
Dominican Republic	–	Punta Cana	18.5°	11 h 08	11 h 33	12 h 02	12 h 34	13 h 00	13 h 14	13 h 08	12 h 46	12 h 15	11 h 44	11 h 16	11 h 01	2 h 13	When to go to Dominican Republic
Czech Republic	–	Prague	50.1°	8 h 32	10 h 06	11 h 50	13 h 46	15 h 25	16 h 21	15 h 58	14 h 30	12 h 39	10 h 48	9 h 03	8 h 06	8 h 16	When to go to Czech Republic
Saint Barthélemy	–	Gustavia	17.9°	11 h 10	11 h 34	12 h 02	12 h 33	12 h 58	13 h 12	13 h 06	12 h 44	12 h 15	11 h 45	11 h 18	11 h 04	2 h 08	When to go to Saint Barthélemy
Santorini	Greece	Fira (Santorini)	36.4°	9 h 57	10 h 52	11 h 56	13 h 07	14 h 06	14 h 38	14 h 25	13 h 34	12 h 26	11 h 18	10 h 15	9 h 42	4 h 56	When to go to Santorini
Sardinia	Italy	Cagliari	39.2°	9 h 43	10 h 44	11 h 55	13 h 14	14 h 19	14 h 55	14 h 40	13 h 43	12 h 28	11 h 13	10 h 03	9 h 26	5 h 29	When to go to Sardinia
Seychelles	–	Victoria (Mahé)	−4.6°	12 h 22	12 h 15	12 h 08	12 h 00	11 h 54	11 h 51	11 h 53	11 h 58	12 h 05	12 h 12	12 h 19	12 h 23	0 h 32	When to go to Seychelles
Sicily	Italy	Catania	37.5°	9 h 51	10 h 49	11 h 55	13 h 09	14 h 11	14 h 44	14 h 30	13 h 37	12 h 27	11 h 16	10 h 10	9 h 36	5 h 09	When to go to Sicily
Singapore	–	Singapore	1.3°	12 h 03	12 h 05	12 h 06	12 h 09	12 h 11	12 h 12	12 h 11	12 h 09	12 h 07	12 h 05	12 h 04	12 h 03	0 h 09	When to go to Singapore
Slovenia	–	Ljubljana	46.1°	9 h 02	10 h 22	11 h 52	13 h 32	14 h 57	15 h 44	15 h 24	14 h 11	12 h 35	10 h 58	9 h 28	8 h 40	7 h 04	When to go to Slovenia
Sri Lanka	–	Colombo	6.9°	11 h 46	11 h 54	12 h 05	12 h 16	12 h 26	12 h 31	12 h 29	12 h 21	12 h 10	11 h 59	11 h 48	11 h 43	0 h 48	When to go to Sri Lanka
Switzerland	–	Zurich	47.4°	8 h 53	10 h 17	11 h 51	13 h 37	15 h 06	15 h 56	15 h 35	14 h 17	12 h 36	10 h 55	9 h 21	8 h 29	7 h 26	When to go to Switzerland
Sweden	–	Stockholm	59.3°	6 h 53	9 h 16	11 h 44	14 h 29	16 h 59	18 h 34	17 h 52	15 h 35	12 h 54	10 h 17	7 h 42	6 h 08	12 h 25	When to go to Sweden
Senegal	–	Dakar	14.7°	11 h 21	11 h 40	12 h 02	12 h 28	12 h 49	12 h 59	12 h 55	12 h 37	12 h 13	11 h 49	11 h 27	11 h 16	1 h 44	When to go to Senegal
Seoul	South Korea	Seoul	37.6°	9 h 51	10 h 48	11 h 55	13 h 09	14 h 11	14 h 44	14 h 31	13 h 38	12 h 28	11 h 16	10 h 11	9 h 35	5 h 09	When to go to Seoul
Tahiti	French Polynesia	Faa’a	−17.6°	13 h 03	12 h 39	12 h 12	11 h 42	11 h 17	11 h 05	11 h 10	11 h 31	12 h 00	12 h 29	12 h 56	13 h 10	2 h 05	When to go to Tahiti
Tanzania	–	Moshi	−3.3°	12 h 17	12 h 13	12 h 08	12 h 02	11 h 58	11 h 56	11 h 57	12 h 00	12 h 05	12 h 11	12 h 16	12 h 19	0 h 23	When to go to Tanzania
Taiwan	–	Taipei	25.0°	10 h 45	11 h 19	11 h 59	12 h 44	13 h 21	13 h 41	13 h 33	13 h 02	12 h 19	11 h 36	10 h 56	10 h 36	3 h 05	When to go to Taiwan
Tenerife	Canary Islands	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	28.5°	10 h 32	11 h 12	11 h 58	12 h 51	13 h 34	13 h 57	13 h 47	13 h 10	12 h 21	11 h 30	10 h 44	10 h 21	3 h 36	When to go to Tenerife
Thailand	–	Bangkok	13.8°	11 h 24	11 h 42	12 h 03	12 h 26	12 h 46	12 h 56	12 h 52	12 h 35	12 h 13	11 h 50	11 h 30	11 h 19	1 h 37	When to go to Thailand
Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo	35.7°	10 h 00	10 h 53	11 h 55	13 h 05	14 h 02	14 h 34	14 h 21	13 h 32	12 h 26	11 h 20	10 h 18	9 h 46	4 h 48	When to go to Tokyo
Tuscany	Italy	Florence	43.8°	9 h 17	10 h 30	11 h 53	13 h 26	14 h 43	15 h 26	15 h 08	14 h 01	12 h 32	11 h 03	9 h 41	8 h 56	6 h 30	When to go to Tuscany
Tunisia	–	Tunis	36.8°	9 h 55	10 h 51	11 h 56	13 h 08	14 h 08	14 h 40	14 h 27	13 h 35	12 h 26	11 h 17	10 h 13	9 h 39	5 h 01	When to go to Tunisia
Turkey	–	Istanbul	41.0°	9 h 33	10 h 39	11 h 54	13 h 18	14 h 28	15 h 06	14 h 51	13 h 50	12 h 30	11 h 09	9 h 55	9 h 15	5 h 52	When to go to Turkey
Vancouver	Canada	Vancouver	49.3°	8 h 40	10 h 11	11 h 52	13 h 44	15 h 20	16 h 13	15 h 50	14 h 25	12 h 37	10 h 49	9 h 08	8 h 13	8 h 00	When to go to Vancouver
Venice	Italy	Venice	45.4°	9 h 06	10 h 24	11 h 52	13 h 30	14 h 53	15 h 39	15 h 20	14 h 08	12 h 34	11 h 00	9 h 32	8 h 44	6 h 55	When to go to Venice
Vienna	Austria	Vienna	48.2°	8 h 47	10 h 14	11 h 51	13 h 39	15 h 11	16 h 03	15 h 41	14 h 21	12 h 37	10 h 53	9 h 16	8 h 22	7 h 41	When to go to Vienna
Vietnam	–	Hanoi	21.0°	10 h 59	11 h 27	12 h 00	12 h 37	13 h 08	13 h 24	13 h 18	12 h 52	12 h 17	11 h 41	11 h 09	10 h 52	2 h 32	When to go to Vietnam
Yucatán	Mexico	Mérida	21.0°	11 h 00	11 h 28	12 h 01	12 h 38	13 h 08	13 h 24	13 h 17	12 h 51	12 h 16	11 h 41	11 h 08	10 h 52	2 h 32	When to go to Yucatán
Zanzibar	Tanzania	Zanzibar City	−6.2°	12 h 26	12 h 18	12 h 09	11 h 58	11 h 50	11 h 46	11 h 48	11 h 55	12 h 04	12 h 14	12 h 24	12 h 29	0 h 43	When to go to Zanzibar
Scotland	–	Edinburgh	56.0°	7 h 37	9 h 38	11 h 47	14 h 11	16 h 18	17 h 34	17 h 01	15 h 07	12 h 48	10 h 30	8 h 17	7 h 00	10 h 34	When to go to Scotland
Edinburgh	Scotland	Edinburgh	56.0°	7 h 37	9 h 38	11 h 47	14 h 11	16 h 18	17 h 34	17 h 01	15 h 07	12 h 48	10 h 30	8 h 17	7 h 00	10 h 34	When to go to Edinburgh
Egypt	–	Luxor	25.7°	10 h 42	11 h 18	11 h 59	12 h 45	13 h 24	13 h 44	13 h 36	13 h 03	12 h 19	11 h 34	10 h 54	10 h 33	3 h 11	When to go to Egypt
Ecuador	–	Quito	−0.2°	12 h 08	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 06	12 h 06	12 h 06	12 h 06	12 h 06	12 h 07	12 h 07	12 h 08	12 h 08	0 h 02	When to go to Ecuador
Mauritius	–	Port-Louis	−20.2°	13 h 13	12 h 45	12 h 14	11 h 38	11 h 10	10 h 55	11 h 01	11 h 25	11 h 58	12 h 32	13 h 04	13 h 20	2 h 25	When to go to Mauritius

Rankings: where are the days longest?

In June (northern summer)

1. Lapland: 24 h 00 min on 15 June (Rovaniemi, latitude 66.5°)
2. Iceland: 21 h 02 min on 15 June (Reykjavik, latitude 64.1°)
3. Norway: 18 h 47 min on 15 June (Oslo, latitude 59.9°)
4. Sweden: 18 h 34 min on 15 June (Stockholm, latitude 59.3°)
5. Edinburgh: 17 h 34 min on 15 June (Edinburgh, latitude 56.0°)
6. Denmark: 17 h 30 min on 15 June (Copenhagen, latitude 55.7°)
7. Ireland: 16 h 58 min on 15 June (Dublin, latitude 53.4°)
8. Germany: 16 h 48 min on 15 June (Berlin, latitude 52.5°)

In December (northern winter)

The shortest days in the panel on 15 December:

1. Lapland: 2 h 27 min
2. Iceland: 4 h 13 min
3. Norway: 5 h 58 min
4. Sweden: 6 h 08 min
5. Edinburgh: 7 h 00 min
6. Denmark: 7 h 04 min

And the longest on the same date, all in the southern hemisphere: Patagonia (16 h 23 min), New Zealand (14 h 40 min), Argentina (14 h 27 min), South Africa (14 h 24 min), Australia (14 h 23 min). Escaping winter by heading south also means gaining several hours of daylight a day.

Destinations where day length hardly changes

• Uganda: between 12 h 07 min and 12 h 07 min depending on the month
• Ecuador: between 12 h 06 min and 12 h 08 min depending on the month
• Singapore: between 12 h 03 min and 12 h 12 min depending on the month
• Kenya: between 12 h 03 min and 12 h 12 min depending on the month
• Rwanda: between 12 h 01 min and 12 h 14 min depending on the month
• Kuala Lumpur: between 11 h 56 min and 12 h 18 min depending on the month

When do the days get longer?

Days lengthen from the December solstice to the June solstice. According to our calculation for Paris in 2027, the shortest day is 22 December (8 h 15 min) and the longest 21 June (16 h 11 min), give or take a day because the day-to-day change is then only a few seconds.

The gain is not steady: it is small just after Christmas, then accelerates until the March equinox, when day length increases by about 3.6 minutes a day in Paris. The further north you go, the faster this rate; at the equator, it is almost nil.

Why day length matters when you travel

• Road trips and hiking: in mid-December, about 6 hours of daylight in Oslo or Stockholm, barely more than 2 hours in Lapland, limit your stages. See our road trip guide.
• City sightseeing: in London or Amsterdam in December, night falls before 4:30 pm; group outdoor visits in the morning.
• Northern lights: they are seen at night, so mostly from September to March; see our page on where and when to see the northern lights.
• Beach in the tropics: about 11 to 13 hours of daylight all year, but night falls early and fast.
• Sunrise and sunset times: day length alone does not say at what time it is light; see our table of sunset times by destination.

Methodology

Day length is calculated between the rising and setting of the sun’s upper edge (zenith of 90.833°, refraction included), from the solar declination given by the NOAA equations, for the 15th of each month of 2027.

The calculation city is the one of the weather station cited on each destination’s climate page; its coordinates come from English Wikipedia or Wikidata. Latitude alone determines day length: daylight saving time does not change it.

Because refraction lengthens the day slightly, it slightly exceeds 12 hours at the equinoxes, and lasts about 12 h 07 min at the equator all year.

These values are a Destination de Voyage calculation: they are not official data. For an exact time to the minute (photography, navigation), check with an official service such as the IMCCE or the national weather service. The site’s general approach to verification is described on our methodology page.

Frequently asked questions

Our sources

• Solar calculation: equations from the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (« NOAA Solar Calculator », General Solar Position), rewritten in Python.
• Coordinates of the reference cities: main coordinates of the English Wikipedia articles (MediaWiki API, « coordinates » property), supplemented by Wikidata (property P625) for Krakow and Phuket, consulted on 14 October 2026.
• List of destinations and calculation cities: Destination de Voyage « when to go » pages (re-exported on 14 October 2026).
• Our methodology

Updated November 2026.