
Sunrise and sunset in Rwanda
Sunrise today: 5:56 h
Sunset today: 17:59 h
(Times for Kigali)Sunset today: 17:59 h
Sunrise and sunset in Rwanda do not differ significantly throughout the year. The reason for this is the proximity to the equator. Thus, the sun swings north in the middle of the year and south at the turn of the year, without moving too far away. In countries like Canada or Norway, however, the difference is much more extreme.
With up to approximately 12:20 hours the longest days happen to be in December. In June a night in Kigali lasts almost 12 hours.
During these days, the sun in Kigali rises at 5:56. The early sunset at 17:59 makes the day currently a bit too short.
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Average length of day in Kigali

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Rwanda

City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Kibungo | 05:54 am | 05:57 pm | 12:02 h |
Rwamagana | 05:54 am | 05:57 pm | 12:03 h |
Byumba | 05:55 am | 06:00 pm | 12:04 h |
Kigali | 05:56 am | 05:59 pm | 12:03 h |
Gitarama | 05:57 am | 06:00 pm | 12:03 h |
Butare | 05:58 am | 05:59 pm | 12:01 h |
Musanze | 05:57 am | 06:01 pm | 12:05 h |
Nzega | 05:59 am | 06:00 pm | 12:01 h |
Kibuye | 05:59 am | 06:02 pm | 12:03 h |
Gisenyi | 05:59 am | 06:03 pm | 12:04 h |
Cyangugu | 06:01 am | 06:03 pm | 12:01 h |
Sunrise and sunset by month (Kigali)
Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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January | 06:01 am | 06:16 pm | 12:16 h |
February | 06:07 am | 06:20 pm | 12:13 h |
March | 06:04 am | 06:13 pm | 12:09 h |
April | 05:56 am | 06:03 pm | 12:06 h |
May | 05:54 am | 05:58 pm | 12:04 h |
June | 05:58 am | 06:01 pm | 12:03 h |
July | 06:04 am | 06:07 pm | 12:03 h |
August | 06:01 am | 06:06 pm | 12:05 h |
September | 05:51 am | 05:59 pm | 12:08 h |
October | 05:39 am | 05:51 pm | 12:11 h |
November | 05:37 am | 05:51 pm | 12:15 h |
December | 05:46 am | 06:02 pm | 12:16 h |
Duration of the sunset
The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon, causing sunset to last for a different duration. Kigali lies on the 2nd degree of southern latitude and thus very close to the equator. While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, in Rwanda, it lasts only an average of 24 minutes. Rwanda is so close to the equator that there is no noticeable difference even between June and December.International cities for comparison
City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Berlin (Germany) | 04:45 am | 09:23 pm | 16:37 h |
New York (USA) | 05:25 am | 08:23 pm | 14:58 h |
Sydney (Australia) | 06:51 am | 04:55 pm | 10:04 h |
Manila (Philippines) | 05:24 am | 06:23 pm | 12:59 h |
Moscow (Russia) | 03:48 am | 09:06 pm | 17:18 h |
Shanghai (China) | 04:49 am | 06:55 pm | 14:06 h |
Helsinki (Finland) | 04:01 am | 10:35 pm | 18:34 h |