July 21, 2026 · Gao, Mali
Sunrise in Gao today is at 05:38. Day length is 12h 58m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Gao's coordinates and updated daily.
Gao lies at 16°N. 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 Gao.
The longest day in Gao is around 13h 6m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 9m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:32 | 17:47 | 11h 15m |
| February | 06:27 | 18:03 | 11h 36m |
| March | 06:10 | 18:11 | 12h 1m |
| April | 05:47 | 18:16 | 12h 29m |
| May | 05:31 | 18:24 | 12h 52m |
| June | 05:29 | 18:34 | 13h 5m |
| July | 05:36 | 18:37 | 13h 1m |
| August | 05:45 | 18:27 | 12h 42m |
| September | 05:49 | 18:04 | 12h 15m |
| October | 05:53 | 17:41 | 11h 48m |
| November | 06:04 | 17:27 | 11h 23m |
| December | 06:21 | 17:31 | 11h 10m |