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Daylight hours in Gold Coast

Gold Coast gets 13h 55m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 10h 22m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 3h 33m across the year. Its summer is in December.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Gold Coast through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on December 21 (13h 55m) and shortest on June 21 (10h 22m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Local time, including daylight saving time where Gold Coast observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.

Key days

Longest day13h 55mDecember 21 · 04:47–18:42
Shortest day10h 22mJune 21 · 06:38–17:00
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 05:50–17:59
Fastest change−1.7 min/dayaround March 16

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Gold Coast on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 104:5418:4713h 53m
February 105:1818:4313h 24m
March 105:3918:2012h 41m
April 105:5617:4611h 49m
May 106:1317:1611h 03m
June 106:3017:0010h 29m
July 106:3917:0210h 23m
August 106:3017:1710h 48m
September 106:0217:3311h 31m
October 105:2717:4712h 20m
November 104:5618:0613h 10m
December 104:4318:2913h 46m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Gold Coast’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 Gold Coast’s are shortest:

More: all cities between 20°–30° South · compare Gold Coast with any city