Nigeria · 9.06°N, 7.50°E
Daylight hours in Abuja
Abuja gets 12h 39m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 36m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 1h 03m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.
Today in Abuja
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Abuja observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day12h 39mJune 21 · 06:13–18:52
Shortest day11h 36mDecember 21 · 06:41–18:17
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 06:35–18:42
Fastest change+0.5 min/dayaround March 21
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:46 | 18:22 | 11h 36m |
| February 1 | 06:52 | 18:37 | 11h 45m |
| March 1 | 06:45 | 18:42 | 11h 57m |
| April 1 | 06:28 | 18:41 | 12h 12m |
| May 1 | 06:15 | 18:41 | 12h 27m |
| June 1 | 06:10 | 18:47 | 12h 37m |
| July 1 | 06:15 | 18:54 | 12h 39m |
| August 1 | 06:22 | 18:53 | 12h 31m |
| September 1 | 06:22 | 18:40 | 12h 18m |
| October 1 | 06:19 | 18:22 | 12h 03m |
| November 1 | 06:20 | 18:08 | 11h 48m |
| December 1 | 06:31 | 18:09 | 11h 38m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Abuja’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Addis Ababa 9.03°N
- Caracas 10.49°N
- Ho Chi Minh City 10.82°N
- Phnom Penh 11.56°N
- Lagos 6.45°N
- Medellín 6.25°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Abuja’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 0°–10° North · compare Abuja with any city