Greenland · 64.18°N, 51.72°W
Daylight hours in Nuuk
Nuuk gets 21h 11m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 4h 06m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 17h 05m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Nuuk
Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Nuuk observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 11:20 | 15:42 | 4h 22m |
| February 1 | 10:09 | 17:13 | 7h 04m |
| March 1 | 08:36 | 18:44 | 10h 08m |
| April 1 | 07:46 | 21:17 | 13h 31m |
| May 1 | 06:00 | 22:50 | 16h 50m |
| June 1 | 04:22 | 00:29 | 20h 07m |
| July 1 | 04:05 | 00:58 | 20h 53m |
| August 1 | 05:34 | 23:34 | 18h 00m |
| September 1 | 07:10 | 21:46 | 14h 36m |
| October 1 | 08:36 | 19:59 | 11h 23m |
| November 1 | 09:10 | 17:12 | 8h 02m |
| December 1 | 10:46 | 15:48 | 5h 02m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Nuuk’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Reykjavik 64.14°N
- Arkhangel’sk 64.54°N
- Fairbanks 64.84°N
- Tórshavn 62.01°N
- Surgut 61.25°N
- Anchorage 61.22°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Nuuk’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 60°–70° North · compare Nuuk with any city
Nuuk is beyond 60° latitude, so it doesn’t appear in the daily puzzle: so far from the equator, days are extreme enough to give the game away.