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Daylight hours in Funafuti

Funafuti gets 12h 37m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 11h 38m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 0h 59m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Funafuti through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on December 21 (12h 37m) and shortest on June 21 (11h 38m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Local time, including daylight saving time where Funafuti observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.

Key days

Longest day12h 37mDecember 21 · 05:43–18:20
Shortest day11h 38mJune 21 · 06:17–17:54
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:08–18:15
Fastest change−0.5 min/dayaround March 14

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Funafuti on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 105:4918:2512h 37m
February 106:0318:3212h 28m
March 106:0918:2512h 16m
April 106:0718:0912h 02m
May 106:0717:5511h 49m
June 106:1217:5211h 40m
July 106:1917:5711h 38m
August 106:1818:0311h 45m
September 106:0618:0311h 57m
October 105:4917:5912h 10m
November 105:3518:0012h 24m
December 105:3618:1012h 35m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Funafuti’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 Funafuti’s are shortest:

More: all cities between 0°–10° South · compare Funafuti with any city