Sunrise and sunset in North Macedonia

Average length of day in Skopje

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of North Macedonia

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 September 25th., localtime in North Macedonia

Sunrise and sunset by month (Skopje)

Where does the sun rise in North Macedonia?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in North Macedonia is Pehcevo in Region East. There, the sun rises at 6:17 am and sets at 6:22 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Debar (Southwest) 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. Skopje lies on the 42nd degree of northern latitude and is therefore very far away from the equator. While a sunset near the equator only lasts about 20 minutes, in North Macedonia this period averages 36 minutes. In June, it's about 39 minutes in Skopje, while in December it's 33 minutes.

International cities for comparison