French Polynesia · 17.54°S, 149.57°W
Daylight hours in Papeete
Papeete gets 13h 11m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 11h 05m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 2h 06m across the year. Its summer is in December.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Papeete observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day13h 11mDecember 21 · 05:22–18:33
Shortest day11h 05mJune 21 · 06:29–17:33
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:03–18:10
Fastest change−1.0 min/dayaround March 15
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:28 | 18:37 | 13h 09m |
| February 1 | 05:47 | 18:39 | 12h 52m |
| March 1 | 05:59 | 18:25 | 12h 26m |
| April 1 | 06:05 | 18:00 | 11h 55m |
| May 1 | 06:12 | 17:40 | 11h 28m |
| June 1 | 06:23 | 17:31 | 11h 09m |
| July 1 | 06:30 | 17:36 | 11h 06m |
| August 1 | 06:25 | 17:45 | 11h 20m |
| September 1 | 06:06 | 17:52 | 11h 46m |
| October 1 | 05:41 | 17:56 | 12h 15m |
| November 1 | 05:20 | 18:05 | 12h 45m |
| December 1 | 05:15 | 18:21 | 13h 06m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Papeete’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra 17.79°S
- Harare 17.83°S
- Antananarivo 18.91°S
- Brasília 15.78°S
- Lusaka 15.41°S
- Belo Horizonte 19.92°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Papeete’s are shortest:
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