Daylight hours in Nouméa
Nouméa gets 13h 29m of daylight on its longest day in December, and 10h 47m on its shortest in June — a difference of 2h 42m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 17 March, Nouméa gains or loses about 1.3 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 Pacific/Noumea local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:23 | 18:43 | 13h 21m | 12:03 |
| February | 05:43 | 18:33 | 12h 50m | 12:08 |
| March | 05:56 | 18:10 | 12h 14m | 12:03 |
| April | 06:06 | 17:41 | 11h 35m | 11:54 |
| May | 06:18 | 17:22 | 11h 03m | 11:50 |
| June | 06:31 | 17:17 | 10h 47m | 11:54 |
| July | 06:33 | 17:26 | 10h 53m | 12:00 |
| August | 06:18 | 17:38 | 11h 20m | 11:58 |
| September | 05:51 | 17:48 | 11h 57m | 11:49 |
| October | 05:22 | 17:57 | 12h 35m | 11:40 |
| November | 05:03 | 18:13 | 13h 10m | 11:38 |
| December | 05:04 | 18:33 | 13h 29m | 11:49 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 05:57 | 18:05 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 06:32 | 17:19 | 10h 46m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 05:44 | 17:50 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 05:07 | 18:36 | 13h 30m |
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.
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.