Sunset Saint Kitts and Nevis

Sunrise and sunset in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Sunrise today: 6:04 h
Sunset today: 17:46 h
(Times for Basseterre)

The times of sunrise and sunset in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Basseterre last almost 13 hours.

In these days the sun in Basseterre rises at 6:04. The early sunset at 17:46 makes the day currently a bit too short.


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Average length of daylight in Basseterre

Average length of daylight in Basseterre
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Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 20th., localtime in Saint Kitts and Nevis

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Market Shop06:03 am05:46 pm11:43 h
Newcastle06:03 am05:46 pm11:43 h
Fig Tree06:03 am05:46 pm11:43 h
Charlestown06:03 am05:46 pm11:43 h
Cotton Ground06:03 am05:46 pm11:43 h
Monkey Hill06:04 am05:46 pm11:42 h
Basseterre06:04 am05:46 pm11:43 h
Cayon06:04 am05:46 pm11:42 h
Nicola Town06:04 am05:46 pm11:42 h
Trinity06:04 am05:46 pm11:42 h
Dieppe Bay Town06:04 am05:47 pm11:42 h
Saint Paul’s06:04 am05:47 pm11:42 h
Middle Island06:04 am05:47 pm11:42 h
Sandy Point Town06:04 am05:47 pm11:42 h


Sunrise and sunset by month (Basseterre)

MonthSunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Januar06:42 am05:57 pm11:15 h
Februar06:36 am06:13 pm11:37 h
März06:17 am06:22 pm12:05 h
April05:53 am06:28 pm12:35 h
Mai05:37 am06:36 pm12:59 h
Juni05:35 am06:47 pm13:12 h
Juli05:44 am06:49 pm13:06 h
August05:53 am06:37 pm12:44 h
September05:57 am06:13 pm12:16 h
Oktober06:02 am05:50 pm11:47 h
November06:14 am05:36 pm11:21 h
Dezember06:32 am05:40 pm11:08 h

International cities for comparison

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Berlin (Germany)07:40 am06:02 pm10:22 h
New York (USA)07:12 am06:09 pm10:57 h
Sydney (Australia)06:04 am07:14 pm13:10 h
Manila (Philippines)05:47 am05:33 pm11:46 h
Moscow (Russia)07:09 am05:18 pm10:09 h
Shanghai (China)06:00 am05:17 pm11:17 h
Helsinki (Finland)08:11 am05:58 pm9:47 h