El Salvador · 13.69°N, 89.19°W
Daylight hours in San Salvador
San Salvador gets 12h 56m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 19m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 1h 37m 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 San Salvador observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day12h 56mJune 21 · 05:31–18:27
Shortest day11h 19mDecember 21 · 06:16–17:35
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:02–18:08
Fastest change+0.8 min/dayaround March 20
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:21 | 17:41 | 11h 20m |
| February 1 | 06:25 | 17:58 | 11h 33m |
| March 1 | 06:14 | 18:06 | 11h 52m |
| April 1 | 05:53 | 18:09 | 12h 16m |
| May 1 | 05:36 | 18:13 | 12h 37m |
| June 1 | 05:29 | 18:22 | 12h 53m |
| July 1 | 05:34 | 18:29 | 12h 55m |
| August 1 | 05:42 | 18:26 | 12h 44m |
| September 1 | 05:46 | 18:09 | 12h 23m |
| October 1 | 05:47 | 17:47 | 12h 01m |
| November 1 | 05:52 | 17:30 | 11h 38m |
| December 1 | 06:05 | 17:28 | 11h 23m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of San Salvador’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Bangkok 13.75°N
- Chennai 13.09°N
- Bengaluru 12.97°N
- Dakar 14.69°N
- Khartoum 15.55°N
- Ho Chi Minh City 10.82°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when San Salvador’s are shortest:
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