United Kingdom · 53.76°N, 2.70°W
Daylight hours in Preston
Preston gets 17h 06m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 7h 25m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 9h 41m 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 Preston observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day17h 06mJune 21 · 04:41–21:46
Shortest day7h 25mDecember 21 · 08:27–15:52
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 06:15–18:24
Fastest change+4.3 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:29 | 16:01 | 7h 32m |
| February 1 | 07:58 | 16:52 | 8h 54m |
| March 1 | 07:01 | 17:48 | 10h 47m |
| April 1 | 06:45 | 19:46 | 13h 01m |
| May 1 | 05:36 | 20:41 | 15h 05m |
| June 1 | 04:48 | 21:31 | 16h 43m |
| July 1 | 04:45 | 21:45 | 17h 00m |
| August 1 | 05:26 | 21:10 | 15h 45m |
| September 1 | 06:20 | 20:04 | 13h 44m |
| October 1 | 07:13 | 18:50 | 11h 37m |
| November 1 | 07:11 | 16:39 | 9h 29m |
| December 1 | 08:06 | 15:56 | 7h 50m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Preston’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 Preston’s are shortest:
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