How many hours of daylight does Kigali get on its longest day?

About 12h 14m, around December 21, with sunrise at 05:51 and sunset at 18:05 local time.

How short is the shortest day in Kigali?

About 12h 01m, around June 21, with sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 18:02 local time.

How much does day length change in Kigali through the year?

By 0h 13m between the longest and shortest days. It changes fastest around March 3, by about 0.1 minutes a day.

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Daylight hours in Kigali

Kigali gets 12h 14m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 12h 01m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 0h 13m 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

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

Key days

Longest day12h 14mDecember 21 · 05:51–18:05

Shortest day12h 01mJune 21 · 06:02–18:02

March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:05–18:12

Fastest change−0.1 min/dayaround March 3

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Kigali on the first of each month, 2026
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight
January 1	05:57	18:11	12h 14m
February 1	06:08	18:20	12h 12m
March 1	06:09	18:18	12h 09m
April 1	06:02	18:07	12h 05m
May 1	05:56	17:59	12h 03m
June 1	05:58	17:59	12h 01m
July 1	06:04	18:04	12h 01m
August 1	06:06	18:08	12h 02m
September 1	05:59	18:03	12h 04m
October 1	05:47	17:54	12h 08m
November 1	05:39	17:50	12h 11m
December 1	05:43	17:56	12h 13m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Kigali’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:

Belém 1.46°S
Nairobi 1.28°S
Manaus 3.10°S
Quito 0.23°S
Fortaleza 3.72°S
Kinshasa 4.33°S

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