Daylight hours in Dar es Salaam today

Dar es Salaam lies at 7°S. In Dar es Salaam, day length ranges from 11h 44m in winter to 12h 31m in summer — a swing of about 0h 47m.

Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 12:21 in Dar es Salaam, 22 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 78.2° above the horizon in Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 59.8°.

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 Dar es Salaam.

The longest day in Dar es Salaam is around 12h 31m (around December 21). The shortest is around 11h 44m (around June 21).