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How much daylight has Montreal gained since the solstice?

Montreal's shortest day this winter is Monday, December 21, with 8 hours, 42 minutes of daylight. By January 31 it has gained 1 hour, and it reaches 10 hours of daylight on February 7.

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Montreal daylight dates, winter 2026–27

Earliest sunsetThursday, December 10, 4:11 pm
Shortest dayMonday, December 21, 8 h 42 min (sunrise 7:31 am, sunset 4:14 pm)
Latest sunriseSaturday, January 2, 7:35 am
9 hours of daylightTuesday, January 12
First sunset after 5 pmMonday, February 1 (5:01 pm)
10 hours of daylightSunday, February 7
11 hours of daylightSaturday, February 27
12 hours of daylightThursday, March 18
Longest dayMonday, June 21, 15 h 41 min

The December solstice is at 3:50 pm on December 21, Montreal time.

Daylight gained in Montreal, by date

DateSince solsticeDaylightThat daySunriseSunset
Jan 1+4 min 49 sec8 h 47 min+50 sec7:34 am4:21 pm
Jan 15+24 min9 h 06 min+1 min 49 sec7:31 am4:37 pm
Feb 1+1 h 03 min9 h 45 min+2 min 37 sec7:16 am5:01 pm
Feb 15+1 h 43 min10 h 25 min+2 min 59 sec6:56 am5:21 pm
Mar 1+2 h 26 min11 h 08 min+3 min 9 sec6:33 am5:41 pm
Mar 15+3 h 11 min11 h 53 min+3 min 13 sec7:07 am7:00 pm
Apr 1+4 h 05 min12 h 47 min+3 min 11 sec6:35 am7:22 pm

Montreal: questions people ask

When do the mornings start getting lighter in Montreal?

Not until after the latest sunrise, 7:35 am on Saturday, January 2, 12 days after the shortest day. Mornings then brighten slowly: on February 1 the sun rises at 7:16 am.

When is the earliest sunset in Montreal?

December 10, 2026, at 4:11 pm. That is 11 days before the shortest day, because solar noon drifts later through December. The evenings are already a little lighter by the solstice.

When do the clocks go forward in Montreal, and what happens to sunset?

On Sunday, March 14, 2027. Sunset jumps from 5:57 pm the day before to 6:59 pm, and sunrise from 6:11 am to 7:09 am. The day itself is about 3 minutes, 13 seconds longer.

When does Montreal gain daylight fastest?

Around the March equinox, when it gains 3 minutes, 13 seconds a day (fastest on March 19). Right after the solstice the gain is small: 50 seconds a day on January 1, and 2 minutes, 37 seconds a day by February 1.

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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).