
Sunrise and sunset in Greece
Sunrise today: 6:02 h
Sunset today: 20:53 h
(Times for Athens)Sunset today: 20:53 h
The times of sunrise and sunset in Greece 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 14:50 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 Athens last almost 15 hours.
In these days the sun in Athens rises at 6:02. The sunset on the other hand is currently late at 20:53 in the evening.
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Average length of day in Athens

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Greece

City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Irákleion | 06:04 am | 08:39 pm | 14:35 h |
Khalándrion | 06:01 am | 08:52 pm | 14:51 h |
Maroúsi | 06:01 am | 08:53 pm | 14:51 h |
Ilioúpoli | 06:02 am | 08:52 pm | 14:50 h |
Glyfáda | 06:02 am | 08:52 pm | 14:50 h |
Agios Dimitrios | 06:02 am | 08:52 pm | 14:50 h |
Acharnés | 06:02 am | 08:53 pm | 14:51 h |
Athens | 06:02 am | 08:53 pm | 14:51 h |
Néa Smýrni | 06:02 am | 08:53 pm | 14:51 h |
Kallithéa | 06:02 am | 08:53 pm | 14:51 h |
Ílion | 06:02 am | 08:53 pm | 14:51 h |
Peristéri | 06:02 am | 08:53 pm | 14:51 h |
Níkaia | 06:02 am | 08:53 pm | 14:51 h |
Piraeus | 06:02 am | 08:53 pm | 14:51 h |
Keratsíni | 06:02 am | 08:53 pm | 14:51 h |
Kalamariá | 05:57 am | 09:04 pm | 15:08 h |
Vólos | 06:01 am | 09:00 pm | 14:60 h |
Thessaloníki | 05:56 am | 09:04 pm | 15:08 h |
Lárisa | 06:02 am | 09:03 pm | 15:01 h |
Pátra | 06:09 am | 09:01 pm | 14:52 h |
Sunrise and sunset by month (Athens)
Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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January | 07:38 am | 05:30 pm | 9:52 h |
February | 07:13 am | 06:04 pm | 10:51 h |
March | 06:34 am | 06:33 pm | 11:58 h |
April | 06:48 am | 08:02 pm | 13:14 h |
May | 06:13 am | 08:29 pm | 14:16 h |
June | 06:00 am | 08:50 pm | 14:50 h |
July | 06:13 am | 08:49 pm | 14:36 h |
August | 06:38 am | 08:20 pm | 13:41 h |
September | 07:05 am | 07:35 pm | 12:30 h |
October | 07:32 am | 06:49 pm | 11:17 h |
November | 07:04 am | 05:15 pm | 10:11 h |
December | 07:32 am | 05:08 pm | 9:36 h |
Where does the sun rise in Greece?
The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Greece is Ródos in Region South Aegean. There, the sun rises at 5:49 am and sets at 8:30 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Agios Georgis (Ionian Islands) at 9:14 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. Athens lies on the 38th degree of northern latitude and is therefore quite far away from the equator. While a sunset near the equator only lasts about 20 minutes, in Greece this period averages 30 minutes. In June, it's about 32 minutes in Athens, while in December it's 29 minutes.International cities for comparison
City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Berlin (Germany) | 04:42 am | 09:35 pm | 16:54 h |
New York (USA) | 05:24 am | 08:32 pm | 15:09 h |
Sydney (Australia) | 06:59 am | 04:56 pm | 9:57 h |
Manila (Philippines) | 05:27 am | 06:29 pm | 13:02 h |
Moscow (Russia) | 03:43 am | 09:21 pm | 17:38 h |
Shanghai (China) | 04:50 am | 07:03 pm | 14:13 h |
Helsinki (Finland) | 03:51 am | 10:53 pm | 19:02 h |