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Daylight hours in Porto-Novo
Porto-Novo gets 12h 30m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 45m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 0h 45m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.
Today in Porto-Novo
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Porto-Novo observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day12h 30mJune 21 · 06:37–19:07
Shortest day11h 45mDecember 21 · 06:56–18:41
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:55–19:01
Fastest change+0.4 min/dayaround March 23
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:01 | 18:46 | 11h 45m |
| February 1 | 07:08 | 18:59 | 11h 51m |
| March 1 | 07:03 | 19:03 | 12h 00m |
| April 1 | 06:49 | 19:00 | 12h 11m |
| May 1 | 06:37 | 18:58 | 12h 21m |
| June 1 | 06:34 | 19:03 | 12h 28m |
| July 1 | 06:39 | 19:09 | 12h 30m |
| August 1 | 06:45 | 19:09 | 12h 24m |
| September 1 | 06:43 | 18:58 | 12h 14m |
| October 1 | 06:38 | 18:42 | 12h 04m |
| November 1 | 06:37 | 18:31 | 11h 54m |
| December 1 | 06:46 | 18:33 | 11h 46m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Porto-Novo’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 Porto-Novo’s are shortest:
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