Türkiye · 41.01°N, 28.95°E
Daylight hours in Istanbul
Istanbul gets 15h 08m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 13m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 55m across the year. Its summer is in June.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Istanbul observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 08mJune 21 · 05:33–20:41
Shortest day9h 13mDecember 21 · 08:26–17:39
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 07:09–19:16
Fastest change+2.8 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:30 | 17:47 | 9h 17m |
| February 1 | 08:16 | 18:21 | 10h 05m |
| March 1 | 07:40 | 18:55 | 11h 15m |
| April 1 | 06:49 | 19:29 | 12h 40m |
| May 1 | 06:03 | 20:01 | 13h 57m |
| June 1 | 05:35 | 20:30 | 14h 55m |
| July 1 | 05:36 | 20:41 | 15h 05m |
| August 1 | 06:00 | 20:22 | 14h 22m |
| September 1 | 06:31 | 19:39 | 13h 08m |
| October 1 | 07:01 | 18:48 | 11h 47m |
| November 1 | 07:35 | 18:02 | 10h 26m |
| December 1 | 08:10 | 17:38 | 9h 28m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Istanbul’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 Istanbul’s are shortest:
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