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Sunset Sweden

Sunrise and sunset in Sweden

Sunrise today: 5:21 h
Sunset today: 20:12 h
(Times for Stockholm)

The times of sunrise and sunset in Sweden 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 18:40 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 Stockholm lasts almost 18 hours.

Who wants to look at the sunrise in these days, has to wake up early. Sunrise in Stockholm starts already at 5:21 in the morning. The sunset on the other hand is currently late at 20:12 in the evening.


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Average length of daylight in Stockholm

Average length of daylight in Stockholm
      sunshine duration       twilight phase


Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Sweden

Sunset SwedenThe 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 18th., localtime in Sweden

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Umeå04:54 am08:22 pm15:28 h
Haninge05:21 am08:11 pm14:50 h
Stockholm05:21 am08:12 pm14:52 h
Solna05:21 am08:13 pm14:52 h
Huddinge05:21 am08:12 pm14:51 h
Uppsala05:21 am08:16 pm14:55 h
Södertälje05:23 am08:14 pm14:51 h
Gävle05:20 am08:21 pm15:01 h
Västerås05:26 am08:19 pm14:54 h
Norrköping05:31 am08:17 pm14:47 h
Linköping05:34 am08:19 pm14:45 h
Örebro05:32 am08:24 pm14:51 h
Växjö05:42 am08:17 pm14:36 h
Jönköping05:41 am08:23 pm14:41 h
Lund05:52 am08:21 pm14:29 h
Malmö05:53 am08:21 pm14:28 h
Borås05:47 am08:28 pm14:41 h
Helsingborg05:53 am08:24 pm14:31 h
Mölndal05:50 am08:31 pm14:41 h
Göteborg05:50 am08:31 pm14:41 h


Sunrise and sunset by month (Stockholm)

MonthSunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Januar08:27 am03:27 pm7:00 h
Februar07:20 am04:43 pm9:23 h
März06:01 am05:52 pm11:51 h
April05:29 am08:05 pm14:36 h
Mai04:10 am09:17 pm17:06 h
Juni03:27 am10:08 pm18:41 h
Juli03:55 am09:52 pm17:57 h
August05:03 am08:40 pm15:37 h
September06:14 am07:10 pm12:56 h
Oktober07:24 am05:42 pm10:19 h
November07:39 am03:24 pm7:45 h
Dezember08:35 am02:50 pm6:14 h

Where does the sun rise in Sweden?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Sweden is Haparanda in the region of Norrbotten. There, the sun rises at 4:27 am and sets at 8:17 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Strömstad (Västra Götaland) at 8:39 pm.

International cities for comparison

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Berlin (Germany)05:59 am08:12 pm14:13 h
New York (USA)06:11 am07:39 pm13:27 h
Sydney (Australia)06:18 am05:30 pm11:12 h
Manila (Philippines)05:39 am06:11 pm12:32 h
Moscow (Russia)05:14 am07:43 pm14:29 h
Shanghai (China)05:21 am06:25 pm13:04 h
Helsinki (Finland)05:50 am08:48 pm14:58 h