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Daylight hours in Luanda
Luanda gets 12h 38m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 11h 36m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 1h 02m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.
Today in Luanda
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Luanda observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day12h 38mDecember 21 · 05:47–18:25
Shortest day11h 36mJune 21 · 06:21–17:58
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:12–18:19
Fastest change−0.5 min/dayaround March 13
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:52 | 18:30 | 12h 38m |
| February 1 | 06:07 | 18:36 | 12h 29m |
| March 1 | 06:12 | 18:29 | 12h 16m |
| April 1 | 06:11 | 18:12 | 12h 01m |
| May 1 | 06:11 | 17:59 | 11h 48m |
| June 1 | 06:17 | 17:55 | 11h 38m |
| July 1 | 06:23 | 18:00 | 11h 37m |
| August 1 | 06:22 | 18:06 | 11h 44m |
| September 1 | 06:10 | 18:06 | 11h 56m |
| October 1 | 05:52 | 18:03 | 12h 11m |
| November 1 | 05:39 | 18:04 | 12h 25m |
| December 1 | 05:39 | 18:15 | 12h 36m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Luanda’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Recife 8.05°S
- Surabaya 7.25°S
- Bandung 6.92°S
- Dar es Salaam 6.82°S
- Jakarta 6.21°S
- Lubumbashi 11.66°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Luanda’s are shortest:
- Ho Chi Minh City 10.82°N · compare
- Caracas 10.49°N · compare
- Addis Ababa 9.03°N · compare
More: all cities between 0°–10° South · compare Luanda with any city