New Zealand · 46.40°S, 168.35°E
Daylight hours in Invercargill
Invercargill gets 15h 49m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 8h 35m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 7h 14m 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 Invercargill observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 49mDecember 21 · 05:51–21:39
Shortest day8h 35mJune 21 · 08:31–17:07
March equinox12h 13mMarch 20 · 07:49–20:02
Fastest change−3.3 min/dayaround March 14
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:58 | 21:43 | 15h 44m |
| February 1 | 06:39 | 21:22 | 14h 43m |
| March 1 | 07:22 | 20:38 | 13h 16m |
| April 1 | 08:05 | 19:38 | 11h 33m |
| May 1 | 07:44 | 17:45 | 10h 01m |
| June 1 | 08:20 | 17:11 | 8h 51m |
| July 1 | 08:32 | 17:10 | 8h 38m |
| August 1 | 08:09 | 17:38 | 9h 29m |
| September 1 | 07:19 | 18:17 | 10h 58m |
| October 1 | 07:20 | 19:54 | 12h 34m |
| November 1 | 06:24 | 20:38 | 14h 14m |
| December 1 | 05:52 | 21:21 | 15h 29m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Invercargill’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Dunedin 45.87°S
- Comodoro Rivadavia 45.86°S
- Coyhaique 45.58°S
- Queenstown 45.03°S
- Christchurch 43.53°S
- Port-aux-Français 49.35°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Invercargill’s are shortest:
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