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Sunset France

Sunrise and sunset in France

Sunrise today: 6:18 h
Sunset today: 21:35 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 6:18. The sunset on the other hand is currently late at 21:35 in the evening.


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Average length of daylight in Paris

Average length of daylight in Paris
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Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of France

Sunset FranceThe 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 July 29th., localtime in France

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Strasbourg05:58 am09:12 pm15:15 h
Nice06:15 am08:59 pm14:44 h
Toulon06:22 am09:03 pm14:41 h
Grenoble06:17 am09:09 pm14:53 h
Marseille06:24 am09:05 pm14:42 h
Dijon06:13 am09:19 pm15:06 h
Lyon06:19 am09:15 pm14:56 h
Saint-Étienne06:21 am09:16 pm14:54 h
Nîmes06:26 am09:11 pm14:45 h
Reims06:10 am09:30 pm15:20 h
Montpellier06:29 am09:12 pm14:43 h
Lille06:09 am09:39 pm15:30 h
Paris06:18 am09:35 pm15:17 h
Cergy-Pontoise06:19 am09:37 pm15:18 h
Toulouse06:39 am09:22 pm14:43 h
Le Havre06:25 am09:46 pm15:21 h
Angers06:35 am09:42 pm15:07 h
Bordeaux06:43 am09:34 pm14:51 h
Nantes06:39 am09:45 pm15:06 h
Rennes06:37 am09:48 pm15:12 h


Sunrise and sunset by month (Paris)

MonthSunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Januar08:36 am05:23 pm8:47 h
Februar07:56 am06:12 pm10:17 h
März07:01 am06:57 pm11:56 h
April06:57 am08:43 pm13:47 h
Mai06:06 am09:27 pm15:21 h
Juni05:44 am09:57 pm16:13 h
Juli06:01 am09:51 pm15:50 h
August06:42 am09:07 pm14:26 h
September07:26 am08:05 pm12:39 h
Oktober08:09 am07:02 pm10:53 h
November07:58 am05:12 pm9:14 h
Dezember08:35 am04:56 pm8:21 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 6:09 am and sets at 8:47 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Ploudalmézeau (Brittany) at 10:02 pm.

International cities for comparison

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Berlin (Germany)05:20 am09:05 pm15:46 h
New York (USA)05:47 am08:17 pm14:29 h
Sydney (Australia)06:48 am05:14 pm10:26 h
Manila (Philippines)05:37 am06:27 pm12:50 h
Moscow (Russia)04:27 am08:44 pm16:17 h
Shanghai (China)05:07 am06:53 pm13:46 h
Helsinki (Finland)04:50 am10:02 pm17:12 h