Sunrise in Guatemala City today
September 4, 2026 · Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Sunrise in Guatemala City today is at 05:51. Day length is 12h 22m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Guatemala City's coordinates and updated daily.
Guatemala City lies at 15°N. In Guatemala City, day length ranges from 11h 16m in winter to 12h 60m in summer — a swing of about 1h 44m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Guatemala City today, at a bearing of 82°. It starts getting light 22 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises at practically the same moment in Guatemala City as in Amatitlán, 22 km to the southwest.
Through the year sunrise drifts earlier across spring and later across 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 Guatemala City.
The longest day in Guatemala City is around 12h 60m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 16m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Sunrise in Guatemala City by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:31 | 17:52 | 11h 21m |
| February | 06:27 | 18:07 | 11h 39m |
| March | 06:11 | 18:13 | 12h 2m |
| April | 05:49 | 18:16 | 12h 27m |
| May | 05:35 | 18:23 | 12h 48m |
| June | 05:34 | 18:33 | 12h 59m |
| July | 05:41 | 18:36 | 12h 55m |
| August | 05:49 | 18:27 | 12h 38m |
| September | 05:52 | 18:06 | 12h 14m |
| October | 05:54 | 17:44 | 11h 50m |
| November | 06:04 | 17:31 | 11h 28m |
| December | 06:20 | 17:36 | 11h 16m |