North Korea · 39.03°N, 125.75°E
Daylight hours in Pyongyang
Pyongyang gets 14h 55m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 25m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 30m 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 Pyongyang observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 55mJune 21 · 05:12–20:07
Shortest day9h 25mDecember 21 · 07:53–17:18
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 06:42–18:49
Fastest change+2.6 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:57 | 17:25 | 9h 29m |
| February 1 | 07:45 | 17:58 | 10h 13m |
| March 1 | 07:12 | 18:29 | 11h 18m |
| April 1 | 06:23 | 19:00 | 12h 37m |
| May 1 | 05:40 | 19:29 | 13h 49m |
| June 1 | 05:14 | 19:57 | 14h 43m |
| July 1 | 05:15 | 20:07 | 14h 52m |
| August 1 | 05:38 | 19:50 | 14h 13m |
| September 1 | 06:06 | 19:10 | 13h 04m |
| October 1 | 06:33 | 18:22 | 11h 49m |
| November 1 | 07:04 | 17:38 | 10h 34m |
| December 1 | 07:37 | 17:16 | 9h 39m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Pyongyang’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 Pyongyang’s are shortest:
- Melbourne 37.81°S · compare
- Mar del Plata 38.00°S · compare
- Bahía Blanca 38.72°S · compare
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