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Daylight hours in São Luís

São Luís gets 12h 16m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 11h 58m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 0h 18m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in São Luís through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on December 21 (12h 16m) and shortest on June 21 (11h 58m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Local time, including daylight saving time where São Luís observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.

Key days

Longest day12h 16mDecember 21 · 05:48–18:04
Shortest day11h 58mJune 21 · 06:00–17:59
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:02–18:09
Fastest change−0.1 min/dayaround March 6

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in São Luís on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 105:5318:0912h 16m
February 106:0518:1812h 13m
March 106:0618:1512h 09m
April 105:5918:0412h 05m
May 105:5417:5612h 01m
June 105:5617:5511h 59m
July 106:0218:0111h 59m
August 106:0418:0412h 00m
September 105:5618:0012h 04m
October 105:4417:5212h 08m
November 105:3517:4812h 12m
December 105:4017:5512h 15m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of São Luís’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:

More: all cities between 0°–10° South · compare São Luís with any city