Daylight hours in Tauranga
Tauranga gets 14h 45m of daylight on its longest day in December, and 9h 34m on its shortest in June — a difference of 5h 11m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 6 April, Tauranga gains or loses about 2.5 minutes of daylight every day.
Enough to notice over a fortnight, though the seasons arrive more gently here than further from the equator.
Sunrise and sunset by month
On the 15th of each month, in Pacific/Auckland local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:10 | 20:38 | 14h 29m | 13:24 |
| February | 06:44 | 20:14 | 13h 29m | 13:29 |
| March | 07:13 | 19:35 | 12h 22m | 13:24 |
| April | 06:41 | 17:49 | 11h 08m | 12:15 |
| May | 07:08 | 17:15 | 10h 07m | 12:11 |
| June | 07:28 | 17:02 | 9h 34m | 12:15 |
| July | 07:27 | 17:14 | 9h 47m | 12:21 |
| August | 07:00 | 17:39 | 10h 39m | 12:19 |
| September | 06:16 | 18:05 | 11h 49m | 12:10 |
| October | 06:30 | 19:31 | 13h 01m | 13:01 |
| November | 05:55 | 20:04 | 14h 08m | 12:59 |
| December | 05:47 | 20:32 | 14h 45m | 13:10 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 07:17 | 19:27 | 12h 10m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 07:30 | 17:03 | 9h 33m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 06:05 | 18:11 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 05:50 | 20:36 | 14h 46m |
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 New Zealand
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.