Mexico · 21.17°N, 86.85°W
Daylight hours in Cancún
Cancún gets 13h 25m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 10h 51m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 2h 34m 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 Cancún observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day13h 25mJune 21 · 06:07–19:33
Shortest day10h 51mDecember 21 · 07:21–18:12
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:52–18:59
Fastest change+1.2 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:26 | 18:18 | 10h 52m |
| February 1 | 07:25 | 18:38 | 11h 13m |
| March 1 | 07:09 | 18:53 | 11h 44m |
| April 1 | 06:41 | 19:03 | 12h 21m |
| May 1 | 06:17 | 19:13 | 12h 55m |
| June 1 | 06:06 | 19:26 | 13h 20m |
| July 1 | 06:10 | 19:34 | 13h 24m |
| August 1 | 06:22 | 19:27 | 13h 05m |
| September 1 | 06:32 | 19:05 | 12h 33m |
| October 1 | 06:39 | 18:36 | 11h 57m |
| November 1 | 06:51 | 18:12 | 11h 22m |
| December 1 | 07:09 | 18:06 | 10h 56m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Cancún’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 Cancún’s are shortest:
- Rio de Janeiro 22.91°S · compare
- Belo Horizonte 19.92°S · compare
- Bulawayo 20.15°S · compare
More: all cities between 20°–30° North · compare Cancún with any city