Mozambique · 25.97°S, 32.58°E
Daylight hours in Maputo
Maputo gets 13h 46m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 10h 31m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 3h 15m across the year. Its summer is in December.
Today in Maputo
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Maputo observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day13h 46mDecember 21 · 04:55–18:41
Shortest day10h 31mJune 21 · 06:37–17:08
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 05:54–18:02
Fastest change−1.5 min/dayaround March 15
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:02 | 18:46 | 13h 44m |
| February 1 | 05:25 | 18:42 | 13h 17m |
| March 1 | 05:44 | 18:22 | 12h 38m |
| April 1 | 05:59 | 17:49 | 11h 50m |
| May 1 | 06:14 | 17:21 | 11h 08m |
| June 1 | 06:30 | 17:07 | 10h 37m |
| July 1 | 06:38 | 17:10 | 10h 32m |
| August 1 | 06:29 | 17:24 | 10h 55m |
| September 1 | 06:03 | 17:38 | 11h 35m |
| October 1 | 05:30 | 17:50 | 12h 19m |
| November 1 | 05:02 | 18:06 | 13h 05m |
| December 1 | 04:51 | 18:28 | 13h 38m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Maputo’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Pretoria 25.74°S
- Johannesburg 26.20°S
- Curitiba 25.43°S
- Asunción 25.29°S
- Brisbane 27.47°S
- São Paulo 23.55°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Maputo’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 20°–30° South · compare Maputo with any city