Daylight hours in N'Djamena today
September 4, 2026 · N'Djamena, Chad
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N'Djamena has 12h 19m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 05:50 and sunset is at 18:10. All times are calculated astronomically for N'Djamena's exact coordinates.
N'Djamena lies at 12°N. In N'Djamena, day length ranges from 11h 25m in winter to 12h 50m in summer — a swing of about 1h 25m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 12:00 in N'Djamena, almost exactly when the clock says 12. At midday the sun currently stands 85.1° above the horizon in N'Djamena. N'Djamena lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 54.5°.
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 N'Djamena.
The longest day in N'Djamena is around 12h 50m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 25m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Daylight hours in N'Djamena by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11h 29m | 06:25 | 17:54 |
| February | 11h 45m | 06:23 | 18:07 |
| March | 12h 3m | 06:08 | 18:11 |
| April | 12h 24m | 05:49 | 18:12 |
| May | 12h 41m | 05:37 | 18:17 |
| June | 12h 50m | 05:36 | 18:26 |
| July | 12h 46m | 05:43 | 18:29 |
| August | 12h 32m | 05:49 | 18:21 |
| September | 12h 12m | 05:50 | 18:02 |
| October | 11h 52m | 05:50 | 17:42 |
| November | 11h 34m | 05:58 | 17:32 |
| December | 11h 25m | 06:13 | 17:38 |