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Daylight hours in Adelaide

Adelaide gets 14h 30m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 9h 48m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 4h 42m across the year. Its summer is in December.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Adelaide through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on December 21 (14h 30m) and shortest on June 21 (9h 48m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Key days

Longest day14h 30mDecember 21 · 05:59–20:29
Shortest day9h 48mJune 21 · 07:24–17:12
March equinox12h 10mMarch 20 · 07:19–19:29
Fastest change−2.2 min/dayaround March 16

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Adelaide on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 106:0620:3314h 28m
February 106:3520:2413h 49m
March 107:0319:5512h 52m
April 107:2819:1211h 44m
May 106:5217:3510h 43m
June 107:1517:139h 58m
July 107:2517:159h 50m
August 107:1117:3410h 23m
September 106:3717:5711h 20m
October 105:5418:1912h 25m
November 106:1519:4513h 30m
December 105:5620:1514h 18m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Adelaide’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 Adelaide’s are shortest:

More: all cities between 30°–40° South · compare Adelaide with any city