Saudi Arabia · 21.43°N, 39.83°E
Daylight hours in Mecca
Mecca gets 13h 26m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 10h 50m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 2h 36m across the year. Its summer is in June.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Mecca observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day13h 26mJune 21 · 05:40–19:06
Shortest day10h 50mDecember 21 · 06:55–17:44
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 06:26–18:32
Fastest change+1.2 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:59 | 17:50 | 10h 51m |
| February 1 | 06:59 | 18:11 | 11h 12m |
| March 1 | 06:43 | 18:26 | 11h 43m |
| April 1 | 06:15 | 18:36 | 12h 21m |
| May 1 | 05:51 | 18:46 | 12h 56m |
| June 1 | 05:39 | 19:00 | 13h 21m |
| July 1 | 05:43 | 19:08 | 13h 25m |
| August 1 | 05:55 | 19:01 | 13h 06m |
| September 1 | 06:05 | 18:39 | 12h 34m |
| October 1 | 06:12 | 18:10 | 11h 57m |
| November 1 | 06:24 | 17:46 | 11h 21m |
| December 1 | 06:43 | 17:38 | 10h 56m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Mecca’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 Mecca’s are shortest:
- Rio de Janeiro 22.91°S · compare
- Belo Horizonte 19.92°S · compare
- Bulawayo 20.15°S · compare
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