How many hours of daylight does Bangui get on its longest day?

About 12h 22m, around June 21, with sunrise at 05:37 and sunset at 17:59 local time.

How short is the shortest day in Bangui?

About 11h 52m, around December 21, with sunrise at 05:48 and sunset at 17:41 local time.

How much does day length change in Bangui through the year?

By 0h 30m between the longest and shortest days. It changes fastest around March 26, by about 0.2 minutes a day.

Central African Republic · 4.36°N, 18.55°E

Daylight hours in Bangui

Bangui gets 12h 22m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 52m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 0h 30m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Local time, including daylight saving time where Bangui observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.

Key days

Longest day12h 22mJune 21 · 05:37–17:59

Shortest day11h 52mDecember 21 · 05:48–17:41

March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 05:51–17:57

Fastest change+0.2 min/dayaround March 26

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Bangui on the first of each month, 2026
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight
January 1	05:54	17:46	11h 52m
February 1	06:02	17:58	11h 56m
March 1	05:58	18:00	12h 02m
April 1	05:46	17:55	12h 09m
May 1	05:35	17:52	12h 16m
June 1	05:34	17:55	12h 21m
July 1	05:39	18:01	12h 22m
August 1	05:44	18:02	12h 18m
September 1	05:41	17:53	12h 12m
October 1	05:34	17:39	12h 05m
November 1	05:31	17:29	11h 58m
December 1	05:39	17:32	11h 53m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Bangui’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:

Bogotá 4.61°N
Accra 5.56°N
Kuala Lumpur 3.14°N
Medellín 6.25°N
Lagos 6.45°N
Colombo 6.94°N

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