
Sunrise and sunset in Guadeloupe
Sunrise today: 5:34 h
Sunset today: 18:31 h
(Times for Basse-Terre)Sunset today: 18:31 h
The times of sunrise and sunset in Guadeloupe 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 June. On the other hand the longest dark nights happen in winter (in the southern hemisphere it is the other way around). In December a night in Basse-Terre last almost 13 hours.
In these days the sun in Basse-Terre rises at 5:34. The Sunset can currently be watched at about 18:31 Uhr in the early evening.
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Average length of day in Basse-Terre

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Guadeloupe

City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Saint-François | 05:32 am | 06:30 pm | 12:58 h |
Grand-Bourg | 05:33 am | 06:29 pm | 12:56 h |
Le Moule | 05:32 am | 06:30 pm | 12:58 h |
Sainte-Anne | 05:33 am | 06:30 pm | 12:57 h |
Petit-Canal | 05:33 am | 06:31 pm | 12:58 h |
Le Gosier | 05:33 am | 06:31 pm | 12:57 h |
Les Abymes | 05:33 am | 06:31 pm | 12:58 h |
Pointe-à-Pitre | 05:33 am | 06:31 pm | 12:58 h |
Capesterre-Belle-Eau | 05:34 am | 06:31 pm | 12:57 h |
Baie-Mahault | 05:33 am | 06:31 pm | 12:58 h |
Petit-Bourg | 05:34 am | 06:31 pm | 12:57 h |
Lamentin | 05:34 am | 06:31 pm | 12:58 h |
Trois-Rivières | 05:34 am | 06:31 pm | 12:57 h |
Gourbeyre | 05:34 am | 06:31 pm | 12:57 h |
Sainte-Rose | 05:34 am | 06:32 pm | 12:58 h |
Saint-Claude | 05:34 am | 06:31 pm | 12:57 h |
Basse-Terre | 05:34 am | 06:31 pm | 12:57 h |
Vieux-Habitants | 05:35 am | 06:31 pm | 12:57 h |
Bouillante | 05:34 am | 06:32 pm | 12:57 h |
Pointe-Noire | 05:34 am | 06:32 pm | 12:57 h |
Sunrise and sunset by month (Basse-Terre)
Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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January | 06:36 am | 05:55 pm | 11:19 h |
February | 06:30 am | 06:11 pm | 11:40 h |
March | 06:13 am | 06:18 pm | 12:05 h |
April | 05:50 am | 06:23 pm | 12:32 h |
May | 05:35 am | 06:30 pm | 12:55 h |
June | 05:34 am | 06:40 pm | 13:07 h |
July | 05:42 am | 06:43 pm | 13:02 h |
August | 05:50 am | 06:32 pm | 12:42 h |
September | 05:54 am | 06:09 pm | 12:16 h |
October | 05:58 am | 05:47 pm | 11:49 h |
November | 06:08 am | 05:34 pm | 11:25 h |
December | 06:25 am | 05:38 pm | 11:13 h |
Where does the sun rise in Guadeloupe?
The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Guadeloupe is Grande Anse in the region of . There, the sun rises at 5:31 am and sets at 6:29 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Pointe-Noire at 6:32 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. Basse-Terre lies on the 16th degree of northern latitude and thus a good distance from the equator.While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, in Guadeloupe it only lasts an average of 24 minutes. In June, it's about 24 minutes in Basse-Terre, while in December it's 23 minutes.International cities for comparison
City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Berlin (Germany) | 05:03 am | 09:02 pm | 15:59 h |
New York (USA) | 05:34 am | 08:10 pm | 14:36 h |
Sydney (Australia) | 06:40 am | 05:02 pm | 10:21 h |
Manila (Philippines) | 05:26 am | 06:18 pm | 12:52 h |
Moscow (Russia) | 04:10 am | 08:41 pm | 16:32 h |
Shanghai (China) | 04:55 am | 06:45 pm | 13:51 h |
Helsinki (Finland) | 04:30 am | 10:02 pm | 17:32 h |