Romania · 44.43°N, 26.11°E
Daylight hours in Bucharest
Bucharest gets 15h 33m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 8h 50m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 6h 43m 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 Bucharest observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 33mJune 21 · 05:32–21:04
Shortest day8h 50mDecember 21 · 07:49–16:39
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:20–18:28
Fastest change+3.1 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:53 | 16:47 | 8h 54m |
| February 1 | 07:35 | 17:24 | 9h 49m |
| March 1 | 06:55 | 18:03 | 11h 09m |
| April 1 | 06:58 | 19:42 | 12h 44m |
| May 1 | 06:07 | 20:19 | 14h 12m |
| June 1 | 05:35 | 20:53 | 15h 18m |
| July 1 | 05:35 | 21:05 | 15h 29m |
| August 1 | 06:03 | 20:42 | 14h 40m |
| September 1 | 06:39 | 19:55 | 13h 16m |
| October 1 | 07:14 | 18:59 | 11h 45m |
| November 1 | 06:53 | 17:07 | 10h 14m |
| December 1 | 07:32 | 16:39 | 9h 07m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Bucharest’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 Bucharest’s are shortest:
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