
Sunrise and sunset in Tanzania
Sunrise today: 6:39 h
Sunset today: 18:47 h
(Times for Dodoma)Sunset today: 18:47 h
Sunrise and sunset in Tanzania 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 12:30 hours the longest days happen to be in December. In June a night in Dodoma lasts almost 13 hours.
During these days, the sun in Dodoma rises at 6:39. The Sunset can currently be watched at about 18:47 in the early evening.
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Average length of day in Dodoma

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Tanzania

City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Dar es Salaam | 06:25 am | 06:33 pm | 12:08 h |
Zanzibar | 06:25 am | 06:33 pm | 12:08 h |
Tanga | 06:26 am | 06:33 pm | 12:08 h |
Morogoro | 06:31 am | 06:39 pm | 12:08 h |
Moshi | 06:32 am | 06:41 pm | 12:08 h |
Arusha | 06:35 am | 06:43 pm | 12:08 h |
Dodoma | 06:39 am | 06:47 pm | 12:08 h |
Iringa | 06:39 am | 06:47 pm | 12:07 h |
Songea | 06:40 am | 06:47 pm | 12:07 h |
Musoma | 06:46 am | 06:55 pm | 12:09 h |
Katumba | 06:48 am | 06:55 pm | 12:07 h |
Mbeya | 06:48 am | 06:56 pm | 12:07 h |
Mwanza | 06:50 am | 06:58 pm | 12:08 h |
Tabora | 06:51 am | 06:58 pm | 12:08 h |
Kigoma | 07:03 am | 07:11 pm | 12:08 h |
Sunrise and sunset by month (Dodoma)
Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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January | 06:31 am | 07:00 pm | 12:29 h |
February | 06:41 am | 07:01 pm | 12:20 h |
March | 06:40 am | 06:51 pm | 12:11 h |
April | 06:36 am | 06:37 pm | 12:00 h |
May | 06:37 am | 06:29 pm | 11:52 h |
June | 06:43 am | 06:31 pm | 11:48 h |
July | 06:48 am | 06:37 pm | 11:50 h |
August | 06:43 am | 06:39 pm | 11:57 h |
September | 06:29 am | 06:35 pm | 12:06 h |
October | 06:14 am | 06:31 pm | 12:16 h |
November | 06:08 am | 06:34 pm | 12:26 h |
December | 06:16 am | 06:47 pm | 12:31 h |
Where does the sun rise in Tanzania?
The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Tanzania is Madimba in the greater region of South Coast. There, the sun rises at 6:21 am and sets at 6:28 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Kigoma (Kigoma-Tabora) at 19:11.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. Dodoma lies on the 6th 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 Tanzania, it lasts only an average of 24 minutes. Tanzania 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) | 05:58 am | 06:27 pm | 12:29 h |
New York (USA) | 06:52 am | 07:12 pm | 12:19 h |
Sydney (Australia) | 06:59 am | 07:03 pm | 12:04 h |
Manila (Philippines) | 05:56 am | 06:08 pm | 12:12 h |
Moscow (Russia) | 06:19 am | 06:51 pm | 12:32 h |
Shanghai (China) | 05:52 am | 06:08 pm | 12:17 h |
Helsinki (Finland) | 06:07 am | 06:45 pm | 12:37 h |