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How much daylight has Copenhagen gained since the solstice?

Copenhagen's shortest day this winter is Monday, December 21, with 7 hours, 1 minute of daylight. That is 48 minutes less than London gets on its shortest day. By January 31 it has gained 1 hour, 34 minutes.

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Copenhagen daylight dates, winter 2026–27

Earliest sunsetMonday, December 14, 15:37
Shortest dayMonday, December 21, 7 h 01 min (sunrise 08:37, sunset 15:38)
Latest sunriseTuesday, December 29, 08:39
First sunset after 16:00Monday, January 11 (16:02)
8 hours of daylightFriday, January 22
9 hours of daylightSaturday, February 6
10 hours of daylightSaturday, February 20
11 hours of daylightFriday, March 5
Longest dayMonday, June 21, 17 h 32 min

The December solstice is at 21:50 on December 21, Copenhagen time.

Daylight gained in Copenhagen, by date

DateSince solsticeDaylightThat daySunriseSunset
Jan 1+7 min 33 sec7 h 09 min+1 min 21 sec08:3915:48
Jan 15+38 min7 h 40 min+2 min 53 sec08:2916:09
Feb 1+1 h 38 min8 h 40 min+3 min 59 sec08:0416:43
Feb 15+2 h 38 min9 h 39 min+4 min 24 sec07:3517:14
Mar 1+3 h 41 min10 h 42 min+4 min 35 sec07:0217:44
Mar 15+4 h 46 min11 h 47 min+4 min 38 sec06:2618:13
Apr 1+6 h 04 min13 h 05 min+4 min 36 sec06:4219:47

Copenhagen: questions people ask

How many hours of daylight does Copenhagen get in December?

7 h 28 min on December 1, falling to 7 h 01 min on the December 21 solstice (sunrise 08:37, sunset 15:38). By December 31 it is back to 7 h 07 min. Twilight adds some usable light either side.

How long is the longest day in Copenhagen?

17 h 32 min, on June 21, 2027. The sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 21:58. That is 10 hours, 31 minutes more daylight than on the shortest day.

Does Copenhagen get less winter daylight than London?

Yes. Copenhagen's shortest day is 7 h 01 min, 48 minutes shorter than London's (7 h 50 min). Summer is the other way round: on the longest day Copenhagen gets 17 h 32 min, 54 minutes more than London.

When is the earliest sunset in Copenhagen?

December 14, 2026, at 15:37. That is 7 days before the shortest day, because solar noon drifts later through December. The evenings are already a little lighter by the solstice.

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Sun times use NOAA's solar equations, checked against U.S. Naval Observatory tables. City data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).