Sunrise and sunset in Samoa

Average length of day in Apia

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Samoa

The 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 March 22nd., localtime in Samoa

Sunrise and sunset by month (Apia)

Where does the sun rise in Samoa?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Samoa is Samamea in the region of Va‘a-o-Fonoti. There, the sun rises at 6:29 am and sets at 6:36 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Asau (Vaisigano) at 18:41.

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. Apia lies on the 14th degree of southern latitude and thus a good distance from the equator. While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, in Samoa, it lasts only an average of 25 minutes. In June, it's about 24 minutes in Apia, while in December it's 25 minutes.

International cities for comparison