United Kingdom · 57.14°N, 2.10°W
Daylight hours in Aberdeen
Aberdeen gets 17h 56m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 6h 40m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 11h 16m 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 Aberdeen observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day17h 56mJune 21 · 04:13–22:09
Shortest day6h 40mDecember 21 · 08:47–15:27
March equinox12h 10mMarch 20 · 06:12–18:22
Fastest change+4.9 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:48 | 15:37 | 6h 48m |
| February 1 | 08:10 | 16:36 | 8h 26m |
| March 1 | 07:03 | 17:40 | 10h 37m |
| April 1 | 06:39 | 19:47 | 13h 08m |
| May 1 | 05:21 | 20:52 | 15h 31m |
| June 1 | 04:23 | 21:51 | 17h 28m |
| July 1 | 04:18 | 22:07 | 17h 49m |
| August 1 | 05:07 | 21:24 | 16h 18m |
| September 1 | 06:11 | 20:08 | 13h 58m |
| October 1 | 07:12 | 18:46 | 11h 34m |
| November 1 | 07:19 | 16:26 | 9h 07m |
| December 1 | 08:23 | 15:34 | 7h 11m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Aberdeen’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Yekaterinburg 56.85°N
- Moscow 55.75°N
- Copenhagen 55.68°N
- Novosibirsk 55.04°N
- Stockholm 59.33°N
- Saint Petersburg 59.94°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Aberdeen’s are shortest:
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