Canada · 49.25°N, 123.12°W
Daylight hours in Vancouver
Vancouver gets 16h 15m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 8h 11m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 8h 04m 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 Vancouver observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day16h 15mJune 21 · 05:08–21:22
Shortest day8h 11mDecember 21 · 08:06–16:17
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 07:16–19:25
Fastest change+3.7 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:08 | 16:25 | 8h 17m |
| February 1 | 07:45 | 17:09 | 9h 25m |
| March 1 | 06:56 | 17:56 | 11h 00m |
| April 1 | 06:50 | 19:44 | 12h 53m |
| May 1 | 05:52 | 20:29 | 14h 38m |
| June 1 | 05:13 | 21:10 | 15h 57m |
| July 1 | 05:12 | 21:22 | 16h 10m |
| August 1 | 05:45 | 20:54 | 15h 09m |
| September 1 | 06:30 | 19:57 | 13h 28m |
| October 1 | 07:13 | 18:53 | 11h 40m |
| November 1 | 07:01 | 16:53 | 9h 51m |
| December 1 | 07:47 | 16:18 | 8h 31m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Vancouver’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 Vancouver’s are shortest:
- Port-aux-Français 49.35°S · compare
- Río Gallegos 51.62°S · compare
- Stanley 51.69°S · compare
More: all cities between 40°–50° North · compare Vancouver with any city