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Daylight hours in Recife
Recife gets 12h 35m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 11h 39m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 0h 56m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.
Today in Recife
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Recife observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day12h 35mDecember 21 · 05:01–17:36
Shortest day11h 39mJune 21 · 05:32–17:12
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 05:24–17:31
Fastest change−0.4 min/dayaround March 13
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 05:06 | 17:41 | 12h 35m |
| February 1 | 05:20 | 17:47 | 12h 27m |
| March 1 | 05:25 | 17:41 | 12h 15m |
| April 1 | 05:23 | 17:25 | 12h 02m |
| May 1 | 05:23 | 17:12 | 11h 50m |
| June 1 | 05:28 | 17:09 | 11h 41m |
| July 1 | 05:34 | 17:14 | 11h 40m |
| August 1 | 05:34 | 17:20 | 11h 46m |
| September 1 | 05:22 | 17:19 | 11h 57m |
| October 1 | 05:05 | 17:15 | 12h 10m |
| November 1 | 04:52 | 17:16 | 12h 24m |
| December 1 | 04:53 | 17:26 | 12h 33m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Recife’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 Recife’s are shortest:
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