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Daylight hours in Athens
Athens gets 14h 48m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 31m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 17m 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 Athens observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 48mJune 21 · 06:04–20:52
Shortest day9h 31mDecember 21 · 07:38–17:10
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:30–18:37
Fastest change+2.5 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:42 | 17:17 | 9h 35m |
| February 1 | 07:31 | 17:48 | 10h 17m |
| March 1 | 06:58 | 18:19 | 11h 20m |
| April 1 | 07:11 | 19:48 | 12h 36m |
| May 1 | 06:30 | 20:16 | 13h 46m |
| June 1 | 06:05 | 20:42 | 14h 37m |
| July 1 | 06:07 | 20:52 | 14h 46m |
| August 1 | 06:29 | 20:36 | 14h 07m |
| September 1 | 06:56 | 19:57 | 13h 01m |
| October 1 | 07:21 | 19:10 | 11h 49m |
| November 1 | 06:51 | 17:28 | 10h 37m |
| December 1 | 07:23 | 17:07 | 9h 44m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Athens’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 Athens’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 30°–40° North · compare Athens with any city