Sunrise in Medellin today
September 9, 2026 · Medellin, Colombia
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Sunrise in Medellin today is at 05:55. Day length is 12h 11m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Medellin's coordinates and updated daily.
Medellin lies at 6°N. In Medellin, day length ranges from 11h 46m in winter to 12h 29m in summer — a swing of about 0h 43m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Medellin today, at a bearing of 85°. It starts getting light 21 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 5 minutes earlier in Medellin than in Cali, 329 km to the south-southwest.
The time of sunrise slides 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 Medellin.
The longest day in Medellin is around 12h 29m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 46m (around December 21).
Sunrise in Medellin by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:18 | 18:06 | 11h 48m |
| February | 06:20 | 18:15 | 11h 55m |
| March | 06:10 | 18:15 | 12h 5m |
| April | 05:56 | 18:11 | 12h 15m |
| May | 05:48 | 18:12 | 12h 24m |
| June | 05:49 | 18:18 | 12h 29m |
| July | 05:55 | 18:22 | 12h 27m |
| August | 05:58 | 18:18 | 12h 20m |
| September | 05:54 | 18:04 | 12h 10m |
| October | 05:49 | 17:49 | 11h 60m |
| November | 05:52 | 17:43 | 11h 51m |
| December | 06:05 | 17:51 | 11h 46m |