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Sunset Portugal

Sunrise and sunset in Portugal

Sunrise today: 6:10 h
Sunset today: 20:59 h
(Times for Lisbon)

Sunrise and sunset times in Portugal are determined by the moderate location in the northern hemisphere. Not as extreme as in the Nordic countries, but still noticeable. The days are longer in summer (June to September) than in winter (December to March). With up to about 15 hours, there are the longest days in June. The longest dark nights, on the other hand, are in winter. A December night in Lisbon lasts almost 15 hours and the days start about 60 minutes later.

During these days, the sun in Lisbon rises at 6:10. The sunset on the other hand is currently late at 20:59 in the evening.


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Average length of day in Lisbon

The following graph shows the times of sunrise and sunset over the course of the year. The duration of twilight can be seen at the top and bottom edges. The vertical offset between March and October shows the effect of daylight saving time, when the time is set one hour ahead.Average length of day in Lisbon
      sunshine duration       twilight phase


Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Portugal

Sunset PortugalThe cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun's course. Since the orbit around the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for June 6th., localtime in Portugal

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Évora06:06 am08:53 pm14:48 h
Coimbra06:03 am09:01 pm14:58 h
Braga05:58 am09:05 pm15:06 h
Porto06:01 am09:04 pm15:04 h
Vila Nova de Gaia06:01 am09:04 pm15:04 h
Setubal06:10 am08:57 pm14:47 h
Lisbon06:10 am08:59 pm14:49 h
Almada06:10 am08:59 pm14:48 h
Loures06:10 am08:59 pm14:49 h
Odivelas06:10 am08:59 pm14:49 h
Amadora06:11 am08:59 pm14:49 h
Queluz06:11 am08:59 pm14:49 h
Cacém06:11 am09:00 pm14:49 h
Rio de Mouro06:11 am09:00 pm14:49 h
Funchal06:58 am09:13 pm14:15 h

Sunrise and sunset by month (Lisbon)

MonthSunriseSunsetHours of daylight
January07:51 am05:40 pm9:48 h
February07:26 am06:15 pm10:49 h
March06:46 am06:44 pm11:58 h
April06:59 am08:14 pm13:15 h
May06:23 am08:42 pm14:20 h
June06:09 am09:04 pm14:55 h
July06:22 am09:02 pm14:40 h
August06:48 am08:33 pm13:44 h
September07:16 am07:47 pm12:31 h
October07:44 am07:00 pm11:16 h
November07:17 am05:25 pm10:08 h
December07:45 am05:17 pm9:32 h

Where does the sun rise in Portugal?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Portugal is Mogadouro in Region North. There, the sun rises at 5:52 am and sets at 8:57 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Ribeira Grande (Azores) at 21:16.


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, causing sunset to last for a different duration. Lisbon lies on the 39th degree of northern latitude and is therefore quite far away from the equator. While a sunset near the equator lasts only about 20 minutes, in Portugal, this period averages 33 minutes. In June, it's about 35 minutes in Lisbon, while in December it's 31 minutes.

International cities for comparison

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Berlin (Germany)04:43 am09:26 pm16:43 h
New York (USA)05:23 am08:25 pm15:01 h
Sydney (Australia)06:52 am04:54 pm10:02 h
Manila (Philippines)05:24 am06:24 pm12:60 h
Moscow (Russia)03:46 am09:10 pm17:24 h
Shanghai (China)04:48 am06:57 pm14:09 h
Helsinki (Finland)03:57 am10:40 pm18:42 h

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