July 21, 2026 · Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Sunrise in Mecca today is at 05:50. Day length is 13h 15m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Mecca's coordinates and updated daily.
Mecca lies at 21°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 Mecca.
The longest day in Mecca is around 13h 26m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 50m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:02 | 17:59 | 10h 58m |
| February | 06:53 | 18:19 | 11h 27m |
| March | 06:31 | 18:31 | 12h 0m |
| April | 06:02 | 18:40 | 12h 38m |
| May | 05:43 | 18:52 | 13h 9m |
| June | 05:39 | 19:05 | 13h 26m |
| July | 05:48 | 19:07 | 13h 19m |
| August | 06:00 | 18:53 | 12h 53m |
| September | 06:08 | 18:25 | 12h 17m |
| October | 06:17 | 17:58 | 11h 41m |
| November | 06:32 | 17:40 | 11h 8m |
| December | 06:51 | 17:42 | 10h 50m |