Sunrise and sunset in France

Sunrise today: 6:43 h
Sunset today: 20:54 h

(Times for Paris)

The times of sunrise and sunset in France are significantly influenced by the country's very northern position in the hemisphere. Relatively high in the north the days in summer are long and short in winter. With up to approximately 16:10 hours the longest days happen in Juni. On the other hand, the longest and darkest nights are in winter (in the southern hemisphere it is the other way around). In Dezember a night in Paris lasts almost 16 hours.

In these days the sun in Paris rises at 6:43. The sunset on the other hand is currently late at 20:54 in the evening.

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Average length of daylight in Paris

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Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of France

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 April 22nd., localtime in France

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
Strasbourg	06:22 am	08:32 pm	14:09 h
Nice	06:34 am	08:24 pm	13:50 h
Toulon	06:41 am	08:28 pm	13:47 h
Grenoble	06:38 am	08:33 pm	13:55 h
Marseille	06:42 am	08:30 pm	13:48 h
Dijon	06:36 am	08:40 pm	14:04 h
Lyon	06:40 am	08:37 pm	13:57 h
Saint-Étienne	06:42 am	08:38 pm	13:56 h
Nîmes	06:46 am	08:36 pm	13:50 h
Reims	06:36 am	08:48 pm	14:12 h
Montpellier	06:48 am	08:37 pm	13:49 h
Lille	06:36 am	08:55 pm	14:19 h
Paris	06:43 am	08:54 pm	14:10 h
Cergy-Pontoise	06:44 am	08:55 pm	14:11 h
Toulouse	06:58 am	08:47 pm	13:49 h
Le Havre	06:51 am	09:04 pm	14:13 h
Angers	06:58 am	09:02 pm	14:04 h
Bordeaux	07:03 am	08:57 pm	13:54 h
Nantes	07:03 am	09:06 pm	14:03 h
Rennes	07:01 am	09:08 pm	14:07 h

Sunrise and sunset by month (Paris)

Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
Januar	08:36 am	05:23 pm	8:47 h
Februar	07:56 am	06:12 pm	10:17 h
März	07:01 am	06:57 pm	11:56 h
April	06:57 am	08:43 pm	13:47 h
Mai	06:06 am	09:27 pm	15:21 h
Juni	05:44 am	09:57 pm	16:13 h
Juli	06:01 am	09:51 pm	15:50 h
August	06:42 am	09:07 pm	14:26 h
September	07:26 am	08:05 pm	12:39 h
Oktober	08:09 am	07:02 pm	10:53 h
November	07:58 am	05:12 pm	9:14 h
Dezember	08:35 am	04:56 pm	8:21 h

Where does the sun rise in France?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in France is Bastia in the department of Corsica. There, the sun rises at 6:27 am and sets at 8:13 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Ploudalmézeau (Brittany) at 9:21 pm.

International cities for comparison

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
Berlin (Germany)	05:50 am	08:19 pm	14:28 h
New York (USA)	06:06 am	07:43 pm	13:37 h
Sydney (Australia)	06:21 am	05:25 pm	11:04 h
Manila (Philippines)	05:36 am	06:12 pm	12:35 h
Moscow (Russia)	05:04 am	07:51 pm	14:47 h
Shanghai (China)	05:17 am	06:28 pm	13:11 h
Helsinki (Finland)	05:39 am	08:58 pm	15:19 h