Venezuela · 8.59°N, 71.16°W
Daylight hours in Mérida, Venezuela
Mérida gets 12h 37m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 37m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 1h 00m 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 Mérida observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day12h 37mJune 21 · 06:28–19:06
Shortest day11h 37mDecember 21 · 06:55–18:32
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:50–18:56
Fastest change+0.5 min/dayaround March 21
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:00 | 18:38 | 11h 38m |
| February 1 | 07:06 | 18:52 | 11h 46m |
| March 1 | 06:59 | 18:57 | 11h 58m |
| April 1 | 06:43 | 18:55 | 12h 12m |
| May 1 | 06:30 | 18:55 | 12h 26m |
| June 1 | 06:26 | 19:01 | 12h 35m |
| July 1 | 06:31 | 19:08 | 12h 37m |
| August 1 | 06:37 | 19:06 | 12h 30m |
| September 1 | 06:37 | 18:54 | 12h 17m |
| October 1 | 06:34 | 18:36 | 12h 03m |
| November 1 | 06:34 | 18:24 | 11h 49m |
| December 1 | 06:45 | 18:24 | 11h 40m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Mérida’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Addis Ababa 9.03°N
- Caracas 10.49°N
- Lagos 6.45°N
- Ho Chi Minh City 10.82°N
- Medellín 6.25°N
- Phnom Penh 11.56°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Mérida’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 0°–10° North · compare Mérida with any city