Daylight Hours › Compare › Santiago
Daylight hours in Santiago today
October 27, 2026 · Santiago, Chile
Capital4,837,295 people
Santiago has 13h 17m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 06:49 and sunset is at 20:06. All times are calculated astronomically for Santiago's exact coordinates.
Santiago lies at 33°S. In Santiago, day length ranges from 9h 56m in winter to 14h 22m in summer — a swing of about 4h 26m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 13:27 in Santiago, 88 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 69.3° above the horizon in Santiago. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 33.1° at the winter solstice to 80.0° at the summer solstice.
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 Santiago.
The longest day in Santiago is around 14h 22m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 56m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 2 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Santiago by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14h 8m | 06:48 | 20:56 |
| February | 13h 18m | 07:19 | 20:37 |
| March | 12h 21m | 07:42 | 20:03 |
| April | 11h 18m | 07:05 | 18:22 |
| May | 10h 26m | 07:27 | 17:53 |
| June | 9h 57m | 07:45 | 17:42 |
| July | 10h 7m | 07:46 | 17:53 |
| August | 10h 51m | 07:23 | 18:14 |
| September | 11h 50m | 07:44 | 19:34 |
| October | 12h 52m | 07:04 | 19:55 |
| November | 13h 49m | 06:33 | 20:23 |
| December | 14h 21m | 06:28 | 20:49 |