Daylight hours in Benin City
Benin City gets 12h 29m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 11h 45m on its shortest in December — a difference of 0h 44m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 22 March, Benin City gains or loses about 0.4 minutes of daylight every day.
Barely perceptible — near the equator the length of the day hardly changes at all, and the seasons announce themselves through rain and heat instead.
Sunrise and sunset by month
On the 15th of each month, in Africa/Lagos local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:53 | 18:40 | 11h 48m | 12:46 |
| February | 06:53 | 18:49 | 11h 55m | 12:51 |
| March | 06:43 | 18:48 | 12h 05m | 12:46 |
| April | 06:29 | 18:45 | 12h 16m | 12:37 |
| May | 06:21 | 18:46 | 12h 25m | 12:33 |
| June | 06:23 | 18:52 | 12h 29m | 12:38 |
| July | 06:29 | 18:57 | 12h 27m | 12:43 |
| August | 06:32 | 18:51 | 12h 20m | 12:42 |
| September | 06:28 | 18:37 | 12h 09m | 12:32 |
| October | 06:23 | 18:22 | 11h 59m | 12:23 |
| November | 06:27 | 18:17 | 11h 50m | 12:22 |
| December | 06:39 | 18:25 | 11h 45m | 12:32 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 06:41 | 18:48 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 06:24 | 18:54 | 12h 29m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 06:26 | 18:33 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 06:42 | 18:28 | 11h 45m |
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 Nigeria
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.