Spain · 41.39°N, 2.16°E

Daylight hours in Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona gets 15h 10m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 11m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 59m across the year. Its summer is in June.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Barcelona through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on June 21 (15h 10m) and shortest on December 21 (9h 11m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Key days

Longest day15h 10mJune 21 · 06:19–21:29
Shortest day9h 11mDecember 21 · 08:15–17:25
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:56–19:03
Fastest change+2.8 min/dayaround March 19

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Barcelona on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 108:1817:339h 14m
February 108:0418:0710h 03m
March 107:2718:4211h 15m
April 107:3620:1612h 41m
May 106:5020:4913h 59m
June 106:2121:1914h 57m
July 106:2221:2915h 07m
August 106:4721:1014h 23m
September 107:1820:2713h 08m
October 107:4819:3511h 47m
November 107:2317:4810h 25m
December 107:5917:249h 25m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Barcelona’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 Barcelona’s are shortest:

More: all cities between 40°–50° North · compare Barcelona with any city