Australia · 12.46°S, 130.84°E
Daylight hours in Darwin
Darwin gets 12h 51m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 11h 23m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 1h 28m across the year. Its summer is in December.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Darwin observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day12h 51mDecember 21 · 06:19–19:11
Shortest day11h 23mJune 21 · 07:07–18:31
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:51–18:59
Fastest change−0.7 min/dayaround March 15
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:25 | 19:16 | 12h 51m |
| February 1 | 06:42 | 19:20 | 12h 39m |
| March 1 | 06:50 | 19:10 | 12h 21m |
| April 1 | 06:52 | 18:51 | 11h 59m |
| May 1 | 06:54 | 18:35 | 11h 40m |
| June 1 | 07:02 | 18:29 | 11h 26m |
| July 1 | 07:09 | 18:33 | 11h 24m |
| August 1 | 07:07 | 18:41 | 11h 34m |
| September 1 | 06:52 | 18:44 | 11h 52m |
| October 1 | 06:31 | 18:43 | 12h 12m |
| November 1 | 06:15 | 18:47 | 12h 33m |
| December 1 | 06:13 | 19:00 | 12h 48m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Darwin’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 Darwin’s are shortest:
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