Canada · 45.41°N, 75.70°W
Daylight hours in Ottawa
Ottawa gets 15h 40m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 8h 43m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 6h 57m 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 Ottawa observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 40mJune 21 · 05:15–20:55
Shortest day8h 43mDecember 21 · 07:40–16:23
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 07:07–19:15
Fastest change+3.2 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:43 | 16:31 | 8h 47m |
| February 1 | 07:25 | 17:10 | 9h 45m |
| March 1 | 06:42 | 17:50 | 11h 08m |
| April 1 | 06:44 | 19:31 | 12h 47m |
| May 1 | 05:52 | 20:09 | 14h 17m |
| June 1 | 05:19 | 20:44 | 15h 26m |
| July 1 | 05:19 | 20:56 | 15h 37m |
| August 1 | 05:48 | 20:32 | 14h 45m |
| September 1 | 06:25 | 19:43 | 13h 17m |
| October 1 | 07:01 | 18:45 | 11h 43m |
| November 1 | 06:43 | 16:52 | 10h 09m |
| December 1 | 07:23 | 16:23 | 9h 00m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Ottawa’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 Ottawa’s are shortest:
- Christchurch 43.53°S · compare
- Comodoro Rivadavia 45.86°S · compare
- Dunedin 45.87°S · compare
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