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Daylight hours in Kanazawa

Kanazawa gets 14h 40m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 39m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 01m across the year. Its summer is in June.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Kanazawa through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on June 21 (14h 40m) and shortest on December 21 (9h 39m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Key days

Longest day14h 40mJune 21 · 04:36–19:16
Shortest day9h 39mDecember 21 · 07:02–16:42
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 05:59–18:05
Fastest change+2.3 min/dayaround March 19

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Kanazawa on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 107:0616:499h 42m
February 106:5717:1910h 22m
March 106:2617:4811h 22m
April 105:4118:1512h 34m
May 105:0118:4113h 40m
June 104:3819:0714h 29m
July 104:3919:1714h 38m
August 105:0019:0114h 02m
September 105:2518:2412h 59m
October 105:4917:3911h 51m
November 106:1716:5910h 42m
December 106:4716:399h 52m

Cities with similar daylight

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

More: all cities between 30°–40° North · compare Kanazawa with any city