North Korea · 39.43°N, 125.93°E
Daylight hours in Sunch’ŏn
Sunch’ŏn gets 14h 57m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 23m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 34m 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 Sunch’ŏn observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 57mJune 21 · 05:10–20:07
Shortest day9h 23mDecember 21 · 07:53–17:16
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 06:42–18:48
Fastest change+2.6 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:57 | 17:23 | 9h 26m |
| February 1 | 07:45 | 17:56 | 10h 11m |
| March 1 | 07:11 | 18:28 | 11h 17m |
| April 1 | 06:22 | 19:00 | 12h 37m |
| May 1 | 05:39 | 19:29 | 13h 50m |
| June 1 | 05:12 | 19:57 | 14h 45m |
| July 1 | 05:13 | 20:08 | 14h 55m |
| August 1 | 05:36 | 19:51 | 14h 15m |
| September 1 | 06:05 | 19:10 | 13h 05m |
| October 1 | 06:32 | 18:21 | 11h 49m |
| November 1 | 07:04 | 17:37 | 10h 33m |
| December 1 | 07:38 | 17:14 | 9h 37m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Sunch’ŏn’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 Sunch’ŏn’s are shortest:
- Melbourne 37.81°S · compare
- Mar del Plata 38.00°S · compare
- Wellington 41.29°S · compare
More: all cities between 30°–40° North · compare Sunch’ŏn with any city