Argentina · 51.62°S, 69.22°W
Daylight hours in Río Gallegos
Río Gallegos gets 16h 40m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 7h 48m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 8h 52m 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 Río Gallegos observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day16h 40mDecember 21 · 05:16–21:56
Shortest day7h 48mJune 21 · 09:45–17:34
March equinox12h 12mMarch 20 · 07:39–19:51
Fastest change−4.0 min/dayaround March 11
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:24 | 21:58 | 16h 33m |
| February 1 | 06:14 | 21:29 | 15h 15m |
| March 1 | 07:06 | 20:34 | 13h 28m |
| April 1 | 07:59 | 19:24 | 11h 25m |
| May 1 | 08:48 | 18:21 | 9h 33m |
| June 1 | 09:32 | 17:39 | 8h 07m |
| July 1 | 09:45 | 17:38 | 7h 53m |
| August 1 | 09:15 | 18:13 | 8h 58m |
| September 1 | 08:15 | 19:01 | 10h 46m |
| October 1 | 07:06 | 19:49 | 12h 43m |
| November 1 | 05:59 | 20:43 | 14h 44m |
| December 1 | 05:19 | 21:35 | 16h 16m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Río Gallegos’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Stanley 51.69°S
- Puerto Natales 51.73°S
- Punta Arenas 53.15°S
- Port-aux-Français 49.35°S
- Grytviken 54.28°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Río Gallegos’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 50°–60° South · compare Río Gallegos with any city