Australia · 35.28°S, 149.13°E
Daylight hours in Canberra
Canberra gets 14h 32m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 9h 46m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 4h 46m across the year. Its summer is in December.
Today in Canberra
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Canberra observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 32mDecember 21 · 05:46–20:18
Shortest day9h 46mJune 21 · 07:13–16:59
March equinox12h 10mMarch 20 · 07:07–19:17
Fastest change−2.2 min/dayaround March 15
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:53 | 20:22 | 14h 29m |
| February 1 | 06:23 | 20:13 | 13h 50m |
| March 1 | 06:51 | 19:43 | 12h 53m |
| April 1 | 07:16 | 19:00 | 11h 44m |
| May 1 | 06:40 | 17:22 | 10h 42m |
| June 1 | 07:04 | 17:00 | 9h 56m |
| July 1 | 07:14 | 17:02 | 9h 48m |
| August 1 | 07:00 | 17:21 | 10h 21m |
| September 1 | 06:25 | 17:45 | 11h 20m |
| October 1 | 05:42 | 18:07 | 12h 25m |
| November 1 | 06:02 | 19:34 | 13h 31m |
| December 1 | 05:43 | 20:03 | 14h 20m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Canberra’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Montevideo 34.90°S
- Buenos Aires 34.61°S
- Cape Town 33.93°S
- Sydney 33.87°S
- Santiago 33.46°S
- Melbourne 37.81°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Canberra’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 30°–40° South · compare Canberra with any city