Afghanistan · 31.61°N, 65.71°E
Daylight hours in Kandahar
Kandahar gets 14h 13m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 10h 05m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 4h 08m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Kandahar
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Kandahar observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 13mJune 21 · 05:03–19:16
Shortest day10h 05mDecember 21 · 07:03–17:08
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 06:12–18:19
Fastest change+1.9 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:07 | 17:15 | 10h 07m |
| February 1 | 07:01 | 17:42 | 10h 40m |
| March 1 | 06:36 | 18:05 | 11h 30m |
| April 1 | 05:57 | 18:27 | 12h 30m |
| May 1 | 05:23 | 18:47 | 13h 24m |
| June 1 | 05:04 | 19:08 | 14h 04m |
| July 1 | 05:06 | 19:17 | 14h 11m |
| August 1 | 05:24 | 19:05 | 13h 41m |
| September 1 | 05:43 | 18:33 | 12h 50m |
| October 1 | 06:01 | 17:54 | 11h 53m |
| November 1 | 06:24 | 17:19 | 10h 56m |
| December 1 | 06:50 | 17:05 | 10h 15m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Kandahar’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 Kandahar’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 30°–40° North · compare Kandahar with any city