Daylight hours in Marrakesh
Marrakesh gets 14h 12m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 10h 06m on its shortest in December — a difference of 4h 06m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 17 March, Marrakesh gains or loses about 1.9 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/Casablanca local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:32 | 18:50 | 10h 19m | 13:41 |
| February | 08:13 | 19:18 | 11h 05m | 13:46 |
| March | 06:41 | 18:39 | 11h 58m | 12:40 |
| April | 07:03 | 20:00 | 12h 57m | 13:32 |
| May | 06:35 | 20:21 | 13h 46m | 13:28 |
| June | 06:26 | 20:38 | 14h 12m | 13:32 |
| July | 06:37 | 20:38 | 14h 01m | 13:38 |
| August | 06:57 | 20:15 | 13h 19m | 13:36 |
| September | 07:16 | 19:38 | 12h 22m | 13:27 |
| October | 06:35 | 18:00 | 11h 25m | 12:17 |
| November | 07:00 | 17:33 | 10h 33m | 12:16 |
| December | 07:24 | 17:30 | 10h 06m | 12:27 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 06:35 | 18:43 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 06:27 | 20:40 | 14h 13m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 06:20 | 18:29 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 07:27 | 17:32 | 10h 05m |
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 Morocco
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.