Colombia · 10.40°N, 75.51°W
Daylight hours in Cartagena
Cartagena gets 12h 44m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 31m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 1h 13m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Cartagena
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Cartagena observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day12h 44mJune 21 · 05:43–18:27
Shortest day11h 31mDecember 21 · 06:15–17:46
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:07–18:14
Fastest change+0.6 min/dayaround March 21
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:20 | 17:52 | 11h 32m |
| February 1 | 06:26 | 18:07 | 11h 41m |
| March 1 | 06:18 | 18:13 | 11h 56m |
| April 1 | 06:00 | 18:13 | 12h 14m |
| May 1 | 05:45 | 18:15 | 12h 30m |
| June 1 | 05:40 | 18:22 | 12h 41m |
| July 1 | 05:45 | 18:28 | 12h 43m |
| August 1 | 05:52 | 18:26 | 12h 34m |
| September 1 | 05:54 | 18:13 | 12h 19m |
| October 1 | 05:51 | 17:54 | 12h 02m |
| November 1 | 05:54 | 17:39 | 11h 45m |
| December 1 | 06:05 | 17:39 | 11h 34m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Cartagena’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Caracas 10.49°N
- Ho Chi Minh City 10.82°N
- Phnom Penh 11.56°N
- Addis Ababa 9.03°N
- Bengaluru 12.97°N
- Chennai 13.09°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Cartagena’s are shortest:
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