Botswana · 24.65°S, 25.91°E
Daylight hours in Gaborone
Gaborone gets 13h 40m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 10h 36m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 3h 04m across the year. Its summer is in December.
Today in Gaborone
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Gaborone observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day13h 40mDecember 21 · 05:25–19:05
Shortest day10h 36mJune 21 · 07:01–17:37
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 06:21–18:29
Fastest change−1.5 min/dayaround March 16
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:31 | 19:09 | 13h 38m |
| February 1 | 05:54 | 19:07 | 13h 13m |
| March 1 | 06:12 | 18:48 | 12h 36m |
| April 1 | 06:25 | 18:16 | 11h 51m |
| May 1 | 06:39 | 17:50 | 11h 11m |
| June 1 | 06:54 | 17:36 | 10h 42m |
| July 1 | 07:02 | 17:40 | 10h 38m |
| August 1 | 06:54 | 17:53 | 10h 59m |
| September 1 | 06:29 | 18:06 | 11h 36m |
| October 1 | 05:58 | 18:16 | 12h 19m |
| November 1 | 05:30 | 18:31 | 13h 02m |
| December 1 | 05:20 | 18:53 | 13h 33m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Gaborone’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Curitiba 25.43°S
- Pretoria 25.74°S
- São Paulo 23.55°S
- Johannesburg 26.20°S
- Rio de Janeiro 22.91°S
- Brisbane 27.47°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Gaborone’s are shortest:
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