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Daylight hours in Berlin

Berlin gets 16h 50m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 7h 39m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 9h 11m across the year. Its summer is in June.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Berlin through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on June 21 (16h 50m) and shortest on December 21 (7h 39m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Key days

Longest day16h 50mJune 21 · 04:44–21:34
Shortest day7h 39mDecember 21 · 08:16–15:55
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 06:10–18:19
Fastest change+4.1 min/dayaround March 18

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Berlin on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 108:1816:037h 45m
February 107:4916:529h 03m
March 106:5517:4510h 50m
April 106:4219:4012h 58m
May 105:3620:3214h 56m
June 104:5121:2016h 29m
July 104:4821:3316h 45m
August 105:2621:0115h 34m
September 106:1819:5713h 40m
October 107:0818:4611h 38m
November 107:0316:399h 36m
December 107:5515:588h 03m

Cities with similar daylight

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

More: all cities between 50°–60° North · compare Berlin with any city