Australia · 33.87°S, 151.21°E
Daylight hours in Sydney
Sydney gets 14h 24m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 9h 54m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 4h 30m across the year. Its summer is in December.
Today in Sydney
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Sydney observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 24mDecember 21 · 05:41–20:06
Shortest day9h 54mJune 21 · 07:01–16:54
March equinox12h 10mMarch 20 · 06:59–19:09
Fastest change−2.1 min/dayaround March 16
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:48 | 20:10 | 14h 22m |
| February 1 | 06:17 | 20:02 | 13h 45m |
| March 1 | 06:43 | 19:34 | 12h 50m |
| April 1 | 07:07 | 18:52 | 11h 45m |
| May 1 | 06:30 | 17:16 | 10h 46m |
| June 1 | 06:52 | 16:56 | 10h 03m |
| July 1 | 07:02 | 16:57 | 9h 56m |
| August 1 | 06:49 | 17:16 | 10h 27m |
| September 1 | 06:15 | 17:38 | 11h 22m |
| October 1 | 05:34 | 17:58 | 12h 24m |
| November 1 | 05:56 | 19:23 | 13h 27m |
| December 1 | 05:38 | 19:51 | 14h 13m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Sydney’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Cape Town 33.93°S
- Santiago 33.46°S
- Buenos Aires 34.61°S
- Montevideo 34.90°S
- Perth 31.95°S
- Córdoba 31.41°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Sydney’s are shortest:
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