July 21, 2026 · Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Sunrise in Ballymena today is at 05:16. Day length is 16h 31m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Ballymena's coordinates and updated daily.
Ballymena lies at 55°N. At this latitude, day length varies significantly through the year — from roughly 7–8 hours in midwinter to 16–17 hours at midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Ballymena.
The longest day in Ballymena is around 17h 20m (around June 21). The shortest is around 7h 12m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 3 minutes per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:42 | 16:27 | 7h 45m |
| February | 07:51 | 17:29 | 9h 39m |
| March | 06:44 | 18:26 | 11h 42m |
| April | 06:26 | 20:26 | 14h 0m |
| May | 05:21 | 21:24 | 16h 2m |
| June | 04:48 | 22:05 | 17h 17m |
| July | 05:06 | 21:57 | 16h 51m |
| August | 05:59 | 21:03 | 15h 4m |
| September | 06:56 | 19:47 | 12h 51m |
| October | 07:52 | 18:31 | 10h 39m |
| November | 07:55 | 16:26 | 8h 31m |
| December | 08:43 | 15:58 | 7h 16m |