United Kingdom · 53.48°N, 2.24°W
Daylight hours in Manchester
Manchester gets 17h 02m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 7h 28m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 9h 34m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Manchester
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Manchester observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day17h 02mJune 21 · 04:40–21:42
Shortest day7h 28mDecember 21 · 08:24–15:52
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 06:13–18:22
Fastest change+4.3 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:26 | 16:00 | 7h 35m |
| February 1 | 07:55 | 16:51 | 8h 56m |
| March 1 | 06:58 | 17:46 | 10h 48m |
| April 1 | 06:44 | 19:44 | 13h 00m |
| May 1 | 05:35 | 20:38 | 15h 03m |
| June 1 | 04:48 | 21:28 | 16h 40m |
| July 1 | 04:45 | 21:42 | 16h 57m |
| August 1 | 05:25 | 21:07 | 15h 42m |
| September 1 | 06:19 | 20:02 | 13h 43m |
| October 1 | 07:11 | 18:48 | 11h 37m |
| November 1 | 07:08 | 16:38 | 9h 30m |
| December 1 | 08:02 | 15:55 | 7h 53m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Manchester’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 Manchester’s are shortest:
- Punta Arenas 53.15°S · compare
- Río Gallegos 51.62°S · compare
- Ushuaia 54.81°S · compare
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