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Daylight hours in Chongqing

Chongqing gets 14h 03m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 10h 15m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 3h 48m across the year. Its summer is in June.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

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

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

Key days

Longest day14h 03mJune 21 · 05:55–19:57
Shortest day10h 15mDecember 21 · 07:45–18:00
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 06:59–19:05
Fastest change+1.8 min/dayaround March 19

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Chongqing on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 107:4918:0610h 17m
February 107:4418:3210h 47m
March 107:2118:5311h 32m
April 106:4519:1212h 28m
May 106:1319:3013h 18m
June 105:5519:5013h 54m
July 105:5819:5914h 01m
August 106:1419:4813h 34m
September 106:3219:1812h 46m
October 106:4718:4111h 54m
November 107:0718:0911h 02m
December 107:3217:5610h 24m

Cities with similar daylight

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

More: all cities between 20°–30° North · compare Chongqing with any city