Sunrise and sunset in French Guiana

Average length of day in Cayenne

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of French Guiana

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 March 27th., localtime in French Guiana

Sunrise and sunset by month (Cayenne)

Where does the sun rise in French Guiana?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in French Guiana is Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock in the region of . There, the sun rises at 6:27 am and sets at 6:37 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Grand-Santi 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. Cayenne 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 French Guiana, it lasts only an average of 24 minutes. French Guiana is so close to the equator that there is no noticeable difference even between June and December.

International cities for comparison