Netherlands · 51.92°N, 4.48°E
Daylight hours in Rotterdam
Rotterdam gets 16h 43m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 7h 45m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 8h 58m 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 Rotterdam observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day16h 43mJune 21 · 05:23–22:06
Shortest day7h 45mDecember 21 · 08:48–16:33
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 06:46–18:55
Fastest change+4.0 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:51 | 16:42 | 7h 51m |
| February 1 | 08:23 | 17:30 | 9h 07m |
| March 1 | 07:29 | 18:22 | 10h 52m |
| April 1 | 07:18 | 20:15 | 12h 57m |
| May 1 | 06:14 | 21:06 | 14h 52m |
| June 1 | 05:30 | 21:52 | 16h 23m |
| July 1 | 05:27 | 22:06 | 16h 38m |
| August 1 | 06:04 | 21:34 | 15h 29m |
| September 1 | 06:54 | 20:32 | 13h 37m |
| October 1 | 07:43 | 19:22 | 11h 39m |
| November 1 | 07:37 | 17:16 | 9h 39m |
| December 1 | 08:28 | 16:36 | 8h 08m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Rotterdam’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 Rotterdam’s are shortest:
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