Zimbabwe · 20.15°S, 28.58°E
Daylight hours in Bulawayo
Bulawayo gets 13h 21m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 10h 55m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 2h 26m across the year. Its summer is in December.
Today in Bulawayo
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Bulawayo observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day13h 21mDecember 21 · 05:24–18:45
Shortest day10h 55mJune 21 · 06:41–17:35
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 06:10–18:18
Fastest change−1.2 min/dayaround March 15
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:30 | 18:50 | 13h 20m |
| February 1 | 05:50 | 18:50 | 13h 00m |
| March 1 | 06:04 | 18:34 | 12h 30m |
| April 1 | 06:13 | 18:07 | 11h 54m |
| May 1 | 06:22 | 17:45 | 11h 22m |
| June 1 | 06:35 | 17:34 | 10h 59m |
| July 1 | 06:42 | 17:38 | 10h 56m |
| August 1 | 06:36 | 17:49 | 11h 12m |
| September 1 | 06:16 | 17:58 | 11h 42m |
| October 1 | 05:48 | 18:04 | 12h 16m |
| November 1 | 05:25 | 18:15 | 12h 50m |
| December 1 | 05:18 | 18:33 | 13h 15m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Bulawayo’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Belo Horizonte 19.92°S
- Antananarivo 18.91°S
- Harare 17.83°S
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra 17.79°S
- Windhoek 22.56°S
- Rio de Janeiro 22.91°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Bulawayo’s are shortest:
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