New Zealand · 45.87°S, 170.50°E
Daylight hours in Dunedin
Dunedin gets 15h 44m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 8h 39m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 7h 05m across the year. Its summer is in December.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Dunedin observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 44mDecember 21 · 05:44–21:29
Shortest day8h 39mJune 21 · 08:21–17:00
March equinox12h 13mMarch 20 · 07:40–19:53
Fastest change−3.3 min/dayaround March 14
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:52 | 21:32 | 15h 40m |
| February 1 | 06:32 | 21:12 | 14h 40m |
| March 1 | 07:14 | 20:29 | 13h 15m |
| April 1 | 07:56 | 19:30 | 11h 34m |
| May 1 | 07:34 | 17:37 | 10h 03m |
| June 1 | 08:09 | 17:04 | 8h 55m |
| July 1 | 08:21 | 17:03 | 8h 42m |
| August 1 | 07:59 | 17:31 | 9h 32m |
| September 1 | 07:10 | 18:09 | 10h 59m |
| October 1 | 07:12 | 19:46 | 12h 34m |
| November 1 | 06:17 | 20:28 | 14h 11m |
| December 1 | 05:45 | 21:10 | 15h 25m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Dunedin’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Comodoro Rivadavia 45.86°S
- Coyhaique 45.58°S
- Invercargill 46.40°S
- Queenstown 45.03°S
- Christchurch 43.53°S
- Hobart 42.88°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Dunedin’s are shortest:
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