Daylight hours in Addis Ababa today
September 13, 2026 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Capital2,757,729 people
Addis Ababa has 12h 12m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 06:16 and sunset is at 18:28. All times are calculated astronomically for Addis Ababa's exact coordinates.
Addis Ababa lies at 9°N. In Addis Ababa, day length ranges from 11h 36m in winter to 12h 39m in summer — a swing of about 1h 3m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 12:22 in Addis Ababa, 23 minutes after the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 84.9° above the horizon in Addis Ababa. Addis Ababa lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 57.5°.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Addis Ababa.
The longest day in Addis Ababa is around 12h 39m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 36m (around December 21).
Daylight hours in Addis Ababa by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11h 39m | 06:45 | 18:24 |
| February | 11h 50m | 06:45 | 18:35 |
| March | 12h 4m | 06:33 | 18:37 |
| April | 12h 19m | 06:16 | 18:35 |
| May | 12h 32m | 06:06 | 18:38 |
| June | 12h 39m | 06:07 | 18:46 |
| July | 12h 36m | 06:13 | 18:50 |
| August | 12h 25m | 06:18 | 18:43 |
| September | 12h 11m | 06:16 | 18:27 |
| October | 11h 56m | 06:13 | 18:10 |
| November | 11h 43m | 06:19 | 18:02 |
| December | 11h 36m | 06:33 | 18:09 |