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Daylight hours in Newcastle, South Africa

Newcastle gets 13h 54m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 10h 23m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 3h 31m across the year. Its summer is in December.

Today in Newcastle

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Newcastle through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on December 21 (13h 54m) and shortest on June 21 (10h 23m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Key days

Longest day13h 54mDecember 21 · 05:02–18:56
Shortest day10h 23mJune 21 · 06:51–17:14
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 06:04–18:13
Fastest change−1.7 min/dayaround March 15

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Newcastle on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 105:0819:0013h 52m
February 105:3318:5613h 23m
March 105:5418:3412h 40m
April 106:1017:5911h 49m
May 106:2717:3011h 03m
June 106:4417:1410h 30m
July 106:5217:1710h 24m
August 106:4317:3210h 49m
September 106:1517:4711h 32m
October 105:4018:0112h 21m
November 105:1018:1913h 10m
December 104:5818:4313h 45m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Newcastle’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 Newcastle’s are shortest:

More: all cities between 20°–30° South · compare Newcastle with any city