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Daylight hours in Belgrade

Belgrade gets 15h 34m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 8h 49m on its shortest in December — a difference of 6h 45m across the year.

How fast the days change

Around 17 March, Belgrade gains or loses about 3.1 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 Europe/Belgrade local time, daylight saving included.

Sunrise, sunset and day length by month.
MonthSunriseSunsetDaylightSolar noon
January 07:12 16:22 9h 11m 11:47
February 06:38 17:05 10h 27m 11:52
March 05:50 17:43 11h 53m 11:47
April 05:53 19:22 13h 29m 12:38
May 05:09 19:59 14h 50m 12:34
June 04:51 20:25 15h 34m 12:38
July 05:06 20:21 15h 15m 12:44
August 05:40 19:44 14h 05m 12:42
September 06:16 18:49 12h 33m 12:33
October 06:53 17:54 11h 01m 12:23
November 06:35 16:10 9h 35m 11:22
December 07:08 15:57 8h 49m 11:33

Solstices and equinoxes

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
March equinox 20 Mar 05:41 17:50 12h 09m
June solstice 21 Jun 04:52 20:27 15h 35m
September equinox 22 Sep 06:25 18:36 12h 11m
December solstice 21 Dec 07:12 15:59 8h 47m

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 Serbia

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.

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