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Daylight hours in Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata gets 14h 48m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 9h 31m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 5h 17m across the year. Its summer is in December.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Mar del Plata through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on December 21 (14h 48m) and shortest on June 21 (9h 31m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Key days

Longest day14h 48mDecember 21 · 05:25–20:13
Shortest day9h 31mJune 21 · 08:07–17:38
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 06:54–19:03
Fastest change−2.5 min/dayaround March 15

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Mar del Plata on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 105:3220:1714h 45m
February 106:0420:0514h 00m
March 106:3519:3212h 56m
April 107:0518:4511h 40m
May 107:3218:0410h 32m
June 107:5817:409h 42m
July 108:0817:429h 34m
August 107:5218:0310h 11m
September 107:1318:2911h 16m
October 106:2618:5512h 28m
November 105:4419:2513h 42m
December 105:2319:5814h 35m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Mar del Plata’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 Mar del Plata’s are shortest:

More: all cities between 30°–40° South · compare Mar del Plata with any city