July 20, 2026 · Fortaleza, Brazil
Sunrise in Fortaleza today is at 05:43. Day length is 11h 56m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Fortaleza's coordinates and updated daily.
Fortaleza lies at 4°S. Near the tropics, day length stays close to 12 hours year-round, with only minor variation between seasons.
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 Fortaleza.
The longest day in Fortaleza is around 12h 20m (around December 21). The shortest is around 11h 54m (around June 21).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:34 | 17:53 | 12h 19m |
| February | 05:42 | 17:56 | 12h 14m |
| March | 05:40 | 17:48 | 12h 8m |
| April | 05:34 | 17:36 | 12h 2m |
| May | 05:33 | 17:30 | 11h 57m |
| June | 05:38 | 17:33 | 11h 54m |
| July | 05:43 | 17:38 | 11h 55m |
| August | 05:40 | 17:39 | 11h 59m |
| September | 05:28 | 17:33 | 12h 5m |
| October | 05:15 | 17:26 | 12h 11m |
| November | 05:11 | 17:28 | 12h 17m |
| December | 05:20 | 17:40 | 12h 20m |