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Daylight hours in Kigali today
October 18, 2026 · Kigali, Rwanda
Capital745,261 people
Kigali has 12h 9m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 05:41 and sunset is at 17:50. All times are calculated astronomically for Kigali's exact coordinates.
Kigali lies at 2°S. Near the equator, Kigali sees close to 12 hours of daylight year-round, with only minor seasonal variation.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:46 in Kigali, 14 minutes before 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 82.4° above the horizon in Kigali. Kigali lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 64.6°.
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 Kigali.
The longest day in Kigali is around 12h 14m (around December 21). The shortest is around 12h 1m (around June 21).
Daylight hours in Kigali by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12h 13m | 06:03 | 18:16 |
| February | 12h 10m | 06:10 | 18:20 |
| March | 12h 7m | 06:06 | 18:13 |
| April | 12h 4m | 05:58 | 18:03 |
| May | 12h 2m | 05:56 | 17:58 |
| June | 12h 1m | 06:01 | 18:01 |
| July | 12h 1m | 06:06 | 18:07 |
| August | 12h 3m | 06:04 | 18:07 |
| September | 12h 6m | 05:53 | 17:59 |
| October | 12h 9m | 05:42 | 17:51 |
| November | 12h 12m | 05:39 | 17:51 |
| December | 12h 14m | 05:49 | 18:03 |