Germany · 50.93°N, 6.95°E
Daylight hours in Cologne
Cologne gets 16h 32m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 7h 55m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 8h 37m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Cologne
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Cologne observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day16h 32mJune 21 · 05:19–21:51
Shortest day7h 55mDecember 21 · 08:33–16:29
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 06:36–18:45
Fastest change+3.9 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:36 | 16:37 | 8h 01m |
| February 1 | 08:10 | 17:23 | 9h 13m |
| March 1 | 07:18 | 18:13 | 10h 55m |
| April 1 | 07:09 | 20:04 | 12h 55m |
| May 1 | 06:07 | 20:53 | 14h 46m |
| June 1 | 05:25 | 21:37 | 16h 12m |
| July 1 | 05:23 | 21:50 | 16h 28m |
| August 1 | 05:58 | 21:20 | 15h 22m |
| September 1 | 06:46 | 20:20 | 13h 34m |
| October 1 | 07:33 | 19:13 | 11h 40m |
| November 1 | 07:24 | 17:09 | 9h 44m |
| December 1 | 08:14 | 16:31 | 8h 17m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Cologne’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 Cologne’s are shortest:
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