Libya · 32.11°N, 20.07°E

Daylight hours in Benghazi

Benghazi gets 14h 15m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 10h 03m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 4h 12m across the year. Its summer is in June.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Benghazi through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on June 21 (14h 15m) and shortest on December 21 (10h 03m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Key days

Longest day14h 15mJune 21 · 05:35–19:50
Shortest day10h 03mDecember 21 · 07:37–17:40
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:45–18:51
Fastest change+2.0 min/dayaround March 19

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Benghazi on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 107:4117:4610h 05m
February 107:3518:1410h 39m
March 107:0918:3811h 29m
April 106:2919:0012h 30m
May 105:5519:2013h 26m
June 105:3519:4214h 06m
July 105:3819:5114h 13m
August 105:5519:3813h 43m
September 106:1619:0612h 50m
October 106:3418:2611h 52m
November 106:5717:5110h 54m
December 107:2317:3610h 13m

Cities with similar daylight

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

More: all cities between 30°–40° North · compare Benghazi with any city