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Daylight hours in London, Canada

London gets 15h 22m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 00m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 6h 22m across the year. Its summer is in June.

Today in London

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in London through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on June 21 (15h 22m) and shortest on December 21 (9h 00m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Key days

Longest day15h 22mJune 21 · 05:47–21:08
Shortest day9h 00mDecember 21 · 07:54–16:54
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 07:29–19:37
Fastest change+2.9 min/dayaround March 18

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in London on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 107:5717:019h 04m
February 107:4117:389h 57m
March 107:0218:1411h 12m
April 107:0819:5112h 43m
May 106:2020:2614h 06m
June 105:5020:5815h 08m
July 105:5021:0915h 18m
August 106:1620:4814h 31m
September 106:5020:0213h 11m
October 107:2319:0811h 45m
November 107:0017:1910h 19m
December 107:3716:539h 15m

Cities with similar daylight

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

More: all cities between 40°–50° North · compare London with any city