Sunrise and sunset in Rwanda

Average length of day in Kigali

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Rwanda

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun course. Since the orbit of the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for May 27th., localtime in Rwanda

Sunrise and sunset by month (Kigali)

Where does the sun rise in Rwanda?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Rwanda is Kibungo in the region of Eastern Province. There, the sun rises at 5:53 am and sets at 5:56 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Cyangugu (Western Province) at 6:02 pm.

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. And this causes a different duration that a sunset takes. 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 only lasts an average of 23 minutes. Rwanda is so close to the equator that there is no noticeable difference even between June and December.

International cities for comparison