July 29, 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
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Cape Town has 10h 23m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 07:42 and sunset is at 18:05. All times are calculated astronomically for Cape Town's exact coordinates.
Cape Town lies at 34°S. In Cape Town, day length ranges from 9h 53m in winter to 14h 25m in summer — a swing of about 4h 31m.
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 Cape Town, or see daylight hours for every day of the year.
The longest day in Cape Town is around 14h 25m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 53m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14h 10m | 05:51 | 20:01 |
| February | 13h 18m | 06:22 | 19:41 |
| March | 12h 20m | 06:46 | 19:06 |
| April | 11h 15m | 07:09 | 18:25 |
| May | 10h 23m | 07:32 | 17:55 |
| June | 9h 54m | 07:50 | 17:45 |
| July | 10h 6m | 07:50 | 17:56 |
| August | 10h 50m | 07:27 | 18:17 |
| September | 11h 51m | 06:47 | 18:38 |
| October | 12h 54m | 06:06 | 19:00 |
| November | 13h 52m | 05:36 | 19:28 |
| December | 14h 24m | 05:30 | 19:54 |