Sunrise and sunset in Colombia

Average length of day in Bogota

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Colombia

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun's course. Since the orbit around 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 Colombia

Sunrise and sunset by month (Bogota)

Where does the sun rise in Colombia?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Colombia is Puerto Carreño in the greater region of Orinoco. There, the sun rises at 5:12 am and sets at 5:41 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of San Andrés (Caribbean Coast) at 18:48.

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. Bogota lies on the 5th degree of northern latitude and thus very close to the equator. While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, in Colombia, it lasts only an average of 24 minutes. Colombia is so close to the equator that there is no noticeable difference even between June and December.

International cities for comparison