Ukraine · 50.45°N, 30.52°E
Daylight hours in Kyiv
Kyiv gets 16h 27m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 8h 00m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 8h 27m 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 Kyiv observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day16h 27mJune 21 · 04:47–21:14
Shortest day8h 00mDecember 21 · 07:57–15:57
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 06:02–18:10
Fastest change+3.8 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:59 | 16:05 | 8h 05m |
| February 1 | 07:34 | 16:50 | 9h 16m |
| March 1 | 06:44 | 17:39 | 10h 56m |
| April 1 | 06:36 | 19:29 | 12h 54m |
| May 1 | 05:34 | 20:17 | 14h 43m |
| June 1 | 04:53 | 21:01 | 16h 08m |
| July 1 | 04:51 | 21:14 | 16h 23m |
| August 1 | 05:26 | 20:44 | 15h 18m |
| September 1 | 06:13 | 19:45 | 13h 33m |
| October 1 | 06:58 | 18:39 | 11h 41m |
| November 1 | 06:49 | 16:36 | 9h 47m |
| December 1 | 07:37 | 15:59 | 8h 21m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Kyiv’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 Kyiv’s are shortest:
- Río Gallegos 51.62°S · compare
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