Canada · 44.65°N, 63.57°W
Daylight hours in Halifax
Halifax gets 15h 34m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 8h 48m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 6h 46m 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 Halifax observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 34mJune 21 · 05:30–21:04
Shortest day8h 48mDecember 21 · 07:49–16:37
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 07:18–19:27
Fastest change+3.1 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:52 | 16:45 | 8h 53m |
| February 1 | 07:34 | 17:23 | 9h 49m |
| March 1 | 06:53 | 18:02 | 11h 09m |
| April 1 | 06:56 | 19:42 | 12h 46m |
| May 1 | 06:05 | 20:19 | 14h 14m |
| June 1 | 05:33 | 20:53 | 15h 20m |
| July 1 | 05:33 | 21:04 | 15h 31m |
| August 1 | 06:01 | 20:42 | 14h 40m |
| September 1 | 06:38 | 19:53 | 13h 16m |
| October 1 | 07:13 | 18:57 | 11h 44m |
| November 1 | 06:53 | 17:05 | 10h 12m |
| December 1 | 07:32 | 16:37 | 9h 05m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Halifax’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 Halifax’s are shortest:
- Christchurch 43.53°S · compare
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