United Kingdom · 55.95°N, 3.20°W
Daylight hours in Edinburgh
Edinburgh gets 17h 36m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 6h 57m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 10h 39m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Edinburgh
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Edinburgh observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day17h 36mJune 21 · 04:27–22:04
Shortest day6h 57mDecember 21 · 08:43–15:40
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 06:16–18:26
Fastest change+4.7 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:44 | 15:49 | 7h 05m |
| February 1 | 08:09 | 16:45 | 8h 37m |
| March 1 | 07:06 | 17:46 | 10h 41m |
| April 1 | 06:45 | 19:50 | 13h 05m |
| May 1 | 05:30 | 20:51 | 15h 21m |
| June 1 | 04:36 | 21:47 | 17h 11m |
| July 1 | 04:32 | 22:02 | 17h 30m |
| August 1 | 05:17 | 21:22 | 16h 05m |
| September 1 | 06:18 | 20:10 | 13h 53m |
| October 1 | 07:16 | 18:51 | 11h 35m |
| November 1 | 07:20 | 16:35 | 9h 15m |
| December 1 | 08:20 | 15:46 | 7h 26m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Edinburgh’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Moscow 55.75°N
- Copenhagen 55.68°N
- Yekaterinburg 56.85°N
- Novosibirsk 55.04°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 Edinburgh’s are shortest:
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