Hungary · 47.50°N, 19.04°E
Daylight hours in Budapest
Budapest gets 15h 58m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 8h 26m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 7h 32m 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 Budapest observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 58mJune 21 · 04:47–20:45
Shortest day8h 26mDecember 21 · 07:29–15:56
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 05:48–17:56
Fastest change+3.5 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:32 | 16:03 | 8h 31m |
| February 1 | 07:11 | 16:45 | 9h 33m |
| March 1 | 06:26 | 17:28 | 11h 03m |
| April 1 | 06:24 | 19:13 | 12h 49m |
| May 1 | 05:28 | 19:55 | 14h 27m |
| June 1 | 04:52 | 20:33 | 15h 42m |
| July 1 | 04:51 | 20:45 | 15h 54m |
| August 1 | 05:22 | 20:20 | 14h 58m |
| September 1 | 06:03 | 19:27 | 13h 24m |
| October 1 | 06:43 | 18:26 | 11h 43m |
| November 1 | 06:28 | 16:29 | 10h 01m |
| December 1 | 07:11 | 15:56 | 8h 45m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Budapest’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 Budapest’s are shortest:
- Comodoro Rivadavia 45.86°S · compare
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