Guadeloupe · 16.00°N, 61.73°W
Daylight hours in Basse-Terre
Basse-Terre gets 13h 05m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 10m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 1h 55m 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 Basse-Terre observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day13h 05mJune 21 · 05:37–18:42
Shortest day11h 10mDecember 21 · 06:31–17:41
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:12–18:19
Fastest change+0.9 min/dayaround March 20
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:35 | 17:47 | 11h 12m |
| February 1 | 06:38 | 18:05 | 11h 27m |
| March 1 | 06:26 | 18:15 | 11h 50m |
| April 1 | 06:03 | 18:20 | 12h 17m |
| May 1 | 05:43 | 18:26 | 12h 43m |
| June 1 | 05:35 | 18:36 | 13h 01m |
| July 1 | 05:40 | 18:43 | 13h 04m |
| August 1 | 05:49 | 18:39 | 12h 50m |
| September 1 | 05:55 | 18:21 | 12h 26m |
| October 1 | 05:58 | 17:57 | 12h 00m |
| November 1 | 06:05 | 17:38 | 11h 33m |
| December 1 | 06:20 | 17:34 | 11h 15m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Basse-Terre’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 Basse-Terre’s are shortest:
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