Syria · 33.51°N, 36.29°E
Daylight hours in Damascus
Damascus gets 14h 23m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 56m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 4h 27m 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 Damascus observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 23mJune 21 · 05:26–19:49
Shortest day9h 56mDecember 21 · 07:36–17:31
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:40–18:47
Fastest change+2.1 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:40 | 17:38 | 9h 58m |
| February 1 | 07:32 | 18:06 | 10h 34m |
| March 1 | 07:05 | 18:32 | 11h 27m |
| April 1 | 06:24 | 18:55 | 12h 32m |
| May 1 | 05:48 | 19:18 | 13h 30m |
| June 1 | 05:27 | 19:40 | 14h 13m |
| July 1 | 05:29 | 19:50 | 14h 20m |
| August 1 | 05:48 | 19:36 | 13h 49m |
| September 1 | 06:10 | 19:02 | 12h 53m |
| October 1 | 06:30 | 18:21 | 11h 52m |
| November 1 | 06:54 | 17:44 | 10h 50m |
| December 1 | 07:22 | 17:28 | 10h 06m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Damascus’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 Damascus’s are shortest:
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