New Zealand · 45.03°S, 168.66°E
Daylight hours in Queenstown
Queenstown gets 15h 37m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 8h 46m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 6h 51m 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 Queenstown observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 37mDecember 21 · 05:55–21:32
Shortest day8h 46mJune 21 · 08:25–17:11
March equinox12h 13mMarch 20 · 07:48–20:00
Fastest change−3.2 min/dayaround March 14
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:03 | 21:36 | 15h 33m |
| February 1 | 06:42 | 21:17 | 14h 36m |
| March 1 | 07:22 | 20:35 | 13h 13m |
| April 1 | 08:03 | 19:38 | 11h 35m |
| May 1 | 07:40 | 17:47 | 10h 07m |
| June 1 | 08:14 | 17:14 | 9h 01m |
| July 1 | 08:25 | 17:14 | 8h 49m |
| August 1 | 08:04 | 17:41 | 9h 37m |
| September 1 | 07:16 | 18:17 | 11h 01m |
| October 1 | 07:19 | 19:53 | 12h 33m |
| November 1 | 06:26 | 20:34 | 14h 08m |
| December 1 | 05:56 | 21:15 | 15h 19m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Queenstown’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Coyhaique 45.58°S
- Comodoro Rivadavia 45.86°S
- Dunedin 45.87°S
- Invercargill 46.40°S
- Christchurch 43.53°S
- Hobart 42.88°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Queenstown’s are shortest:
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