Zimbabwe · 17.83°S, 31.05°E
Daylight hours in Harare
Harare gets 13h 12m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 11h 04m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 2h 08m 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 Harare observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day13h 12mDecember 21 · 05:19–18:30
Shortest day11h 04mJune 21 · 06:26–17:30
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 06:00–18:08
Fastest change−1.0 min/dayaround March 15
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:25 | 18:35 | 13h 11m |
| February 1 | 05:44 | 18:37 | 12h 53m |
| March 1 | 05:56 | 18:23 | 12h 27m |
| April 1 | 06:03 | 17:58 | 11h 56m |
| May 1 | 06:10 | 17:37 | 11h 28m |
| June 1 | 06:21 | 17:28 | 11h 08m |
| July 1 | 06:28 | 17:32 | 11h 05m |
| August 1 | 06:23 | 17:42 | 11h 19m |
| September 1 | 06:04 | 17:50 | 11h 45m |
| October 1 | 05:39 | 17:54 | 12h 15m |
| November 1 | 05:18 | 18:03 | 12h 45m |
| December 1 | 05:12 | 18:19 | 13h 07m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Harare’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra 17.79°S
- Antananarivo 18.91°S
- Arequipa 16.40°S
- Brasília 15.78°S
- Belo Horizonte 19.92°S
- Lusaka 15.41°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Harare’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 10°–20° South · compare Harare with any city