Times For Sunrise And Sunset In Guatemala

Times for sunrise and sunset in GuatemalaSunrise today: 6:24 hSunset today: 17:42 h(Times for Guatemala City)

Sunrise and sunset in Guatemala do not differ significantly throughout the year. The reason for this is the proximity to the equator. Thus, the sun swings north in the middle of the year and south at the turn of the year, without moving too far away. In countries like Canada or Norway, however, the difference is much more extreme.

With up to approximately 13 hours the longest days happen to be in June. In December a night in Guatemala City lasts almost 13 hours.

During these days, the sun in Guatemala City rises at 6:24. The early sunset at 17:42 makes the day currently a bit too short.Back to overview: Guatemala

Average length of day in Guatemala City

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Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Guatemala

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun's course. Since the orbit around the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for December 28th., localtime in Guatemala

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight	Solar noon
Santa Catarina Pinula	06:23 am	05:42 pm	11:19 h	12:03 pm
Chinautla	06:24 am	05:42 pm	11:18 h	12:03 pm
Guatemala City	06:24 am	05:42 pm	11:18 h	12:03 pm
Villa Canales	06:23 am	05:42 pm	11:19 h	12:03 pm
Petapa	06:24 am	05:42 pm	11:19 h	12:03 pm
Villa Nueva	06:24 am	05:43 pm	11:19 h	12:03 pm
Mixco	06:24 am	05:42 pm	11:18 h	12:03 pm
Amatitlán	06:24 am	05:43 pm	11:19 h	12:03 pm
San Juan Sacatepéquez	06:24 am	05:42 pm	11:18 h	12:03 pm
Escuintla	06:24 am	05:44 pm	11:20 h	12:04 pm
Chimaltenango	06:25 am	05:43 pm	11:18 h	12:04 pm
Chichicastenango	06:27 am	05:44 pm	11:17 h	12:05 pm
Totonicapán	06:28 am	05:45 pm	11:17 h	12:06 pm
Huehuetenango	06:29 am	05:45 pm	11:16 h	12:07 pm
Quetzaltenango	06:28 am	05:46 pm	11:18 h	12:07 pm

Sunrise and sunset by month for Guatemala City

Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight	Solar noon
January	06:29 am	05:53 pm	11:24 h	12:11 pm
February	06:24 am	06:07 pm	11:43 h	12:16 pm
March	06:08 am	06:13 pm	12:05 h	12:10 pm
April	05:46 am	06:17 pm	12:30 h	12:01 pm
May	05:32 am	06:23 pm	12:51 h	11:58 am
June	05:31 am	06:33 pm	13:02 h	12:02 pm
July	05:39 am	06:36 pm	12:57 h	12:08 pm
August	05:47 am	06:25 pm	12:39 h	12:06 pm
September	05:49 am	06:04 pm	12:15 h	11:57 am
October	05:52 am	05:43 pm	11:51 h	11:47 am
November	06:02 am	05:31 pm	11:29 h	11:46 am
December	06:18 am	05:36 pm	11:18 h	11:57 am

Duration of the sunset

The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon, causing sunset to last for a different duration. Guatemala City lies on the 15th degree of northern latitude and thus a good distance from the equator. While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, in Guatemala, it lasts only an average of 25 minutes. In June, it's about 25 minutes in Guatemala City, while in December it's 24 minutes.

The sun between the tropics

The capital Guatemala City is located at 15 degrees north latitude and therefore also between the tropics. The sun swings back and forth between them over the course of the year. At the solstice on June 21, it is perpendicular above the northern tropic, and on December 21 above the southern tropic. If a country like Guatemala lies between these tropics, the sun crosses its latitude twice a year and then shines vertically from above. For Guatemala City, this is on April 29th and August 13th. In between, the sun shines from the north, otherwise from the south.

Unlike in countries that are far away from the equator, the angle of the sun is quite large here. The sun is much higher in the sky at midday and therefore shines with a high intensity. It has the smallest angle, i.e. the smallest distance from the horizon, at the winter solstice on December 21st. Then, even at midday, it is only 51.9 degrees above the southern horizon. For comparison: in New York, the sun only reaches an angle of 73 degrees at the height of summer.

International cities for comparison

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight	Solar noon
Berlin (Germany)	08:14 am	04:01 pm	7:46 h	12:08 pm
New York (USA)	07:17 am	04:37 pm	9:20 h	11:57 am
Sydney (Australia)	05:43 am	08:09 pm	14:26 h	12:56 pm
Manila (Philippines)	06:18 am	05:36 pm	11:19 h	11:57 am
Moscow (Russia)	08:56 am	04:05 pm	7:08 h	12:31 pm
Shanghai (China)	06:50 am	05:01 pm	10:11 h	11:55 am
Helsinki (Finland)	09:21 am	03:21 pm	6:00 h	12:21 pm

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