Chile · 53.15°S, 70.91°W
Daylight hours in Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas gets 16h 58m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 7h 32m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 9h 26m across the year. Its summer is in December.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Punta Arenas observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day16h 58mDecember 21 · 05:14–22:11
Shortest day7h 32mJune 21 · 10:00–17:32
March equinox12h 13mMarch 20 · 07:46–19:58
Fastest change−4.2 min/dayaround March 10
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:22 | 22:13 | 16h 51m |
| February 1 | 06:15 | 21:41 | 15h 27m |
| March 1 | 07:10 | 20:44 | 13h 33m |
| April 1 | 08:07 | 19:29 | 11h 22m |
| May 1 | 09:00 | 18:23 | 9h 24m |
| June 1 | 09:46 | 17:39 | 7h 52m |
| July 1 | 10:00 | 17:37 | 7h 37m |
| August 1 | 09:27 | 18:14 | 8h 47m |
| September 1 | 08:24 | 19:06 | 10h 42m |
| October 1 | 07:11 | 19:57 | 12h 45m |
| November 1 | 06:01 | 20:54 | 14h 53m |
| December 1 | 05:17 | 21:50 | 16h 32m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Punta Arenas’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Grytviken 54.28°S
- Puerto Natales 51.73°S
- Stanley 51.69°S
- Río Gallegos 51.62°S
- Ushuaia 54.81°S
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Punta Arenas’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 50°–60° South · compare Punta Arenas with any city