Daylight hours in Lima
Lima gets 12h 50m of daylight on its longest day in December, and 11h 25m on its shortest in June — a difference of 1h 24m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 12 March, Lima gains or loses about 0.7 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 America/Lima local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:55 | 18:40 | 12h 45m | 12:17 |
| February | 06:07 | 18:36 | 12h 29m | 12:22 |
| March | 06:11 | 18:22 | 12h 10m | 12:16 |
| April | 06:13 | 18:02 | 11h 50m | 12:08 |
| May | 06:17 | 17:51 | 11h 34m | 12:04 |
| June | 06:26 | 17:51 | 11h 25m | 12:08 |
| July | 06:29 | 17:58 | 11h 29m | 12:14 |
| August | 06:21 | 18:03 | 11h 43m | 12:12 |
| September | 06:02 | 18:04 | 12h 02m | 12:03 |
| October | 05:42 | 18:04 | 12h 22m | 11:53 |
| November | 05:32 | 18:12 | 12h 40m | 11:52 |
| December | 05:38 | 18:28 | 12h 50m | 12:03 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 06:12 | 18:18 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 06:27 | 17:52 | 11h 25m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 05:57 | 18:04 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 05:41 | 18:31 | 12h 50m |
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 Peru
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.