Cameroon · 9.30°N, 13.40°E
Daylight hours in Garoua
Garoua gets 12h 40m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 35m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 1h 05m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Garoua observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day12h 40mJune 21 · 05:49–18:29
Shortest day11h 35mDecember 21 · 06:18–17:53
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 06:12–18:18
Fastest change+0.5 min/dayaround March 22
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:23 | 17:58 | 11h 35m |
| February 1 | 06:29 | 18:13 | 11h 44m |
| March 1 | 06:21 | 18:18 | 11h 57m |
| April 1 | 06:05 | 18:17 | 12h 13m |
| May 1 | 05:51 | 18:18 | 12h 27m |
| June 1 | 05:46 | 18:24 | 12h 38m |
| July 1 | 05:51 | 18:31 | 12h 39m |
| August 1 | 05:58 | 18:29 | 12h 32m |
| September 1 | 05:59 | 18:16 | 12h 18m |
| October 1 | 05:56 | 17:58 | 12h 03m |
| November 1 | 05:57 | 17:45 | 11h 48m |
| December 1 | 06:08 | 17:45 | 11h 37m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Garoua’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Addis Ababa 9.03°N
- Cartagena 10.40°N
- Caracas 10.49°N
- Ho Chi Minh City 10.82°N
- Phnom Penh 11.56°N
- Lagos 6.45°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Garoua’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 0°–10° North · compare Garoua with any city