July 20, 2026 · Kourou, French Guiana
Sunrise in Kourou today is at 06:26. Day length is 12h 23m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Kourou's coordinates and updated daily.
Kourou lies at 5°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 Kourou.
The longest day in Kourou is around 12h 25m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 49m (around December 21).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:45 | 18:36 | 11h 51m |
| February | 06:47 | 18:44 | 11h 57m |
| March | 06:38 | 18:43 | 12h 5m |
| April | 06:25 | 18:38 | 12h 14m |
| May | 06:17 | 18:38 | 12h 21m |
| June | 06:19 | 18:44 | 12h 25m |
| July | 06:25 | 18:49 | 12h 24m |
| August | 06:27 | 18:45 | 12h 18m |
| September | 06:23 | 18:32 | 12h 9m |
| October | 06:17 | 18:18 | 12h 1m |
| November | 06:19 | 18:13 | 11h 53m |
| December | 06:31 | 18:21 | 11h 50m |