St. Kitts & Nevis · 17.30°N, 62.73°W
Daylight hours in Basseterre
Basseterre gets 13h 10m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 06m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 2h 04m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Basseterre
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Basseterre observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day13h 10mJune 21 · 05:39–18:48
Shortest day11h 06mDecember 21 · 06:37–17:43
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:16–18:22
Fastest change+1.0 min/dayaround March 20
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:42 | 17:49 | 11h 07m |
| February 1 | 06:44 | 18:07 | 11h 23m |
| March 1 | 06:30 | 18:18 | 11h 48m |
| April 1 | 06:06 | 18:25 | 12h 18m |
| May 1 | 05:46 | 18:32 | 12h 46m |
| June 1 | 05:37 | 18:42 | 13h 06m |
| July 1 | 05:41 | 18:50 | 13h 09m |
| August 1 | 05:51 | 18:45 | 12h 54m |
| September 1 | 05:58 | 18:26 | 12h 28m |
| October 1 | 06:02 | 18:01 | 11h 59m |
| November 1 | 06:10 | 17:40 | 11h 30m |
| December 1 | 06:26 | 17:36 | 11h 10m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Basseterre’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Hyderabad 17.38°N
- Yangon 16.81°N
- Santo Domingo 18.47°N
- Mumbai 19.07°N
- Mexico City 19.43°N
- Dakar 14.69°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Basseterre’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 10°–20° North · compare Basseterre with any city