Daylight hours in Jerusalem
Jerusalem gets 14h 13m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 10h 05m on its shortest in December — a difference of 4h 07m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 17 March, Jerusalem gains or loses about 2.0 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 Asia/Jerusalem local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:39 | 16:57 | 10h 18m | 11:48 |
| February | 06:21 | 17:25 | 11h 04m | 11:53 |
| March | 05:49 | 17:46 | 11h 58m | 11:48 |
| April | 06:10 | 19:07 | 12h 57m | 12:39 |
| May | 05:42 | 19:28 | 13h 46m | 12:35 |
| June | 05:33 | 19:46 | 14h 13m | 12:39 |
| July | 05:44 | 19:45 | 14h 02m | 12:45 |
| August | 06:04 | 19:23 | 13h 19m | 12:43 |
| September | 06:23 | 18:45 | 12h 23m | 12:34 |
| October | 06:42 | 18:07 | 11h 25m | 12:24 |
| November | 06:07 | 16:39 | 10h 33m | 11:23 |
| December | 06:31 | 16:36 | 10h 05m | 11:34 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 05:42 | 17:50 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 05:34 | 19:47 | 14h 13m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 06:27 | 18:36 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 06:35 | 16:39 | 10h 04m |
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 Israel
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.