United Kingdom · 54.60°N, 5.93°W
Daylight hours in Belfast
Belfast gets 17h 17m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 7h 15m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 10h 02m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Belfast
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Belfast observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day17h 17mJune 21 · 04:48–22:05
Shortest day7h 15mDecember 21 · 08:45–16:00
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 06:27–18:37
Fastest change+4.5 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:47 | 16:09 | 7h 22m |
| February 1 | 08:14 | 17:02 | 8h 48m |
| March 1 | 07:15 | 17:59 | 10h 45m |
| April 1 | 06:57 | 19:59 | 13h 02m |
| May 1 | 05:46 | 20:57 | 15h 11m |
| June 1 | 04:56 | 21:49 | 16h 53m |
| July 1 | 04:53 | 22:04 | 17h 11m |
| August 1 | 05:35 | 21:27 | 15h 52m |
| September 1 | 06:31 | 20:18 | 13h 47m |
| October 1 | 07:26 | 19:02 | 11h 36m |
| November 1 | 07:26 | 16:50 | 9h 23m |
| December 1 | 08:23 | 16:04 | 7h 41m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Belfast’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 Belfast’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 50°–60° North · compare Belfast with any city