Spain · 38.35°N, 0.48°W
Daylight hours in Alicante
Alicante gets 14h 50m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 29m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 21m across the year. Its summer is in June.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Alicante observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 50mJune 21 · 06:39–21:30
Shortest day9h 29mDecember 21 · 08:16–17:45
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 07:07–19:14
Fastest change+2.5 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:20 | 17:52 | 9h 33m |
| February 1 | 08:08 | 18:24 | 10h 16m |
| March 1 | 07:35 | 18:55 | 11h 20m |
| April 1 | 07:48 | 20:25 | 12h 37m |
| May 1 | 07:06 | 20:53 | 13h 47m |
| June 1 | 06:41 | 21:20 | 14h 39m |
| July 1 | 06:43 | 21:30 | 14h 48m |
| August 1 | 07:05 | 21:13 | 14h 09m |
| September 1 | 07:32 | 20:34 | 13h 02m |
| October 1 | 07:58 | 19:47 | 11h 49m |
| November 1 | 07:29 | 18:04 | 10h 35m |
| December 1 | 08:01 | 17:43 | 9h 42m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Alicante’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Alicante’s are shortest:
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