Denmark · 55.68°N, 12.57°E
Daylight hours in Copenhagen
Copenhagen gets 17h 32m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 7h 01m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 10h 31m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Copenhagen
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Copenhagen observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day17h 32mJune 21 · 04:26–21:58
Shortest day7h 01mDecember 21 · 08:38–15:39
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 06:14–18:23
Fastest change+4.6 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:40 | 15:48 | 7h 08m |
| February 1 | 08:05 | 16:43 | 8h 39m |
| March 1 | 07:02 | 17:44 | 10h 41m |
| April 1 | 06:42 | 19:47 | 13h 05m |
| May 1 | 05:28 | 20:47 | 15h 19m |
| June 1 | 04:35 | 21:42 | 17h 07m |
| July 1 | 04:31 | 21:57 | 17h 26m |
| August 1 | 05:16 | 21:18 | 16h 03m |
| September 1 | 06:15 | 20:07 | 13h 52m |
| October 1 | 07:13 | 18:48 | 11h 35m |
| November 1 | 07:16 | 16:32 | 9h 17m |
| December 1 | 08:15 | 15:44 | 7h 29m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Copenhagen’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Moscow 55.75°N
- Kazan 55.79°N
- Novosibirsk 55.04°N
- Yekaterinburg 56.85°N
- Minsk 53.90°N
- Hamburg 53.55°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Copenhagen’s are shortest:
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