United States · 39.96°N, 83.00°W
Daylight hours in Columbus
Columbus gets 15h 01m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 20m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 41m 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 Columbus observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 01mJune 21 · 06:04–21:05
Shortest day9h 20mDecember 21 · 07:51–17:11
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 07:36–19:44
Fastest change+2.7 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:54 | 17:18 | 9h 23m |
| February 1 | 07:41 | 17:51 | 10h 10m |
| March 1 | 07:06 | 18:24 | 11h 18m |
| April 1 | 07:17 | 19:56 | 12h 39m |
| May 1 | 06:33 | 20:27 | 13h 54m |
| June 1 | 06:06 | 20:55 | 14h 49m |
| July 1 | 06:08 | 21:05 | 14h 58m |
| August 1 | 06:31 | 20:47 | 14h 16m |
| September 1 | 07:01 | 20:05 | 13h 05m |
| October 1 | 07:29 | 19:16 | 11h 47m |
| November 1 | 07:02 | 17:31 | 10h 29m |
| December 1 | 07:35 | 17:09 | 9h 33m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Columbus’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 Columbus’s are shortest:
- Mar del Plata 38.00°S · compare
- Wellington 41.29°S · compare
- Bahía Blanca 38.72°S · compare
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