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Daylight hours in Bujumbura

Bujumbura gets 12h 19m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 11h 56m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 0h 23m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Bujumbura through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on December 21 (12h 19m) and shortest on June 21 (11h 56m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Key days

Longest day12h 19mDecember 21 · 05:52–18:11
Shortest day11h 56mJune 21 · 06:07–18:03
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:08–18:14
Fastest change−0.2 min/dayaround March 8

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Bujumbura on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 105:5718:1612h 19m
February 106:0918:2512h 15m
March 106:1118:2112h 10m
April 106:0518:0912h 05m
May 106:0118:0012h 00m
June 106:0317:5911h 56m
July 106:0918:0511h 56m
August 106:1118:0911h 58m
September 106:0218:0512h 03m
October 105:4917:5712h 08m
November 105:4017:5412h 14m
December 105:4318:0112h 18m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Bujumbura’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:

More: all cities between 0°–10° South · compare Bujumbura with any city