Daylight hours in Sydney
Sydney gets 14h 23m of daylight on its longest day in December, and 9h 55m on its shortest in June — a difference of 4h 29m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 6 April, Sydney gains or loses about 2.1 minutes of daylight every day.
Enough to notice over a fortnight, though the seasons arrive more gently here than further from the equator.
Sunrise and sunset by month
On the 15th of each month, in Australia/Sydney local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:59 | 20:09 | 14h 09m | 13:04 |
| February | 06:30 | 19:48 | 13h 18m | 13:09 |
| March | 06:54 | 19:14 | 12h 20m | 13:04 |
| April | 06:17 | 17:32 | 11h 15m | 11:55 |
| May | 06:40 | 17:02 | 10h 23m | 11:51 |
| June | 06:58 | 16:52 | 9h 55m | 11:55 |
| July | 06:58 | 17:04 | 10h 06m | 12:01 |
| August | 06:34 | 17:25 | 10h 51m | 11:59 |
| September | 05:54 | 17:46 | 11h 52m | 11:50 |
| October | 06:14 | 19:08 | 12h 54m | 12:41 |
| November | 05:43 | 19:35 | 13h 52m | 12:39 |
| December | 05:38 | 20:01 | 14h 23m | 12:50 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 06:58 | 19:07 | 12h 09m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 07:00 | 16:53 | 9h 54m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 05:45 | 17:51 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 05:40 | 20:05 | 14h 24m |
The equinoxes give almost exactly twelve hours of daylight everywhere on earth — "almost" because sunrise is defined by the sun's upper edge rather than its centre, and the atmosphere bends its light over the horizon before it has really arrived. Both lengthen the day by a few minutes.
Other cities in Australia
Assumptions
- Sea-level horizon. Hills, mountains and buildings all delay sunrise and bring sunset forward, sometimes by a lot in a valley.
- Standard refraction. Sunrise is taken at −0.833°, allowing for the sun's disc and average atmospheric bending. Unusual air conditions shift it by a minute or two.
- Local clock time, with daylight saving applied from the IANA timezone database.