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Daylight hours in Iquitos

Iquitos gets 12h 20m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 11h 54m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 0h 26m 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

Sunrise and sunset in Iquitos through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on December 21 (12h 20m) and shortest on June 21 (11h 54m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Key days

Longest day12h 20mDecember 21 · 05:42–18:02
Shortest day11h 54mJune 21 · 05:58–17:53
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 05:58–18:05
Fastest change−0.2 min/dayaround March 9

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Iquitos on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 105:4718:0712h 20m
February 105:5918:1512h 16m
March 106:0118:1212h 11m
April 105:5518:0012h 04m
May 105:5117:5011h 59m
June 105:5417:4911h 55m
July 106:0017:5511h 54m
August 106:0117:5911h 57m
September 105:5317:5512h 02m
October 105:3917:4812h 08m
November 105:3017:4512h 15m
December 105:3317:5312h 19m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Iquitos’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:

More: all cities between 0°–10° South · compare Iquitos with any city