Sunrise and sunset in Belize

Sunrise today: 5:47 h
Sunset today: 17:34 h

(Times for Belmopan)

The times of sunrise and sunset in Belize are influenced by the country's moderate northern position in the hemisphere. Not as extreme as in the United States, but still noticeable. The days in summer are long and in winter short. With up to approximately 13:10 hours the longest days are in Juni. On the other hand the longest dark nights happen in winter (in the southern hemisphere it is the other way around). In Dezember a night in Belmopan last almost 13 hours.

In these days the sun in Belmopan rises at 5:47. The early sunset at 17:34 makes the day currently a bit too short.

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Average length of daylight in Belmopan

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Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Belize

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 October 16th., localtime in Belize

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
San Pedro	05:44 am	05:30 pm	11:46 h
Belize City	05:44 am	05:31 pm	11:47 h
Dangriga	05:44 am	05:32 pm	11:48 h
Placencia	05:45 am	05:33 pm	11:48 h
Corozal	05:46 am	05:32 pm	11:46 h
Orange Walk	05:46 am	05:33 pm	11:46 h
Shipyard	05:47 am	05:33 pm	11:46 h
Belmopan	05:47 am	05:34 pm	11:47 h
Punta Gorda	05:46 am	05:35 pm	11:49 h
Valley of Peace	05:47 am	05:34 pm	11:47 h
San Ignacio	05:48 am	05:35 pm	11:47 h
Benque Viejo del Carmen	05:48 am	05:35 pm	11:48 h

Sunrise and sunset by month (Belmopan)

Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
Januar	06:27 am	05:42 pm	11:15 h
Februar	06:20 am	05:58 pm	11:38 h
März	06:01 am	06:06 pm	12:05 h
April	05:37 am	06:12 pm	12:35 h
Mai	05:21 am	06:20 pm	12:59 h
Juni	05:19 am	06:31 pm	13:12 h
Juli	05:28 am	06:34 pm	13:06 h
August	05:37 am	06:21 pm	12:45 h
September	05:42 am	05:58 pm	12:16 h
Oktober	05:47 am	05:34 pm	11:47 h
November	05:58 am	05:20 pm	11:22 h
Dezember	06:16 am	05:24 pm	11:09 h

Where does the sun rise in Belize?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Belize is San Pedro in the region of Belize. There, the sun rises at 5:44 am and sets at 5:30 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Benque Viejo del Carmen (Cayo) at 5:35 pm.

International cities for comparison

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
Berlin (Germany)	07:32 am	06:11 pm	10:39 h
New York (USA)	07:06 am	06:17 pm	11:11 h
Sydney (Australia)	06:11 am	07:10 pm	12:59 h
Manila (Philippines)	05:46 am	05:36 pm	11:50 h
Moscow (Russia)	07:00 am	05:29 pm	10:28 h
Shanghai (China)	05:56 am	05:23 pm	11:27 h
Helsinki (Finland)	08:01 am	06:10 pm	10:10 h