July 21, 2026 · Mindelo, Cape Verde
Sunrise in Mindelo today is at 06:17. Day length is 12h 60m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Mindelo's coordinates and updated daily.
Mindelo lies at 17°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 Mindelo.
The longest day in Mindelo is around 13h 8m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 7m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:13 | 18:26 | 11h 13m |
| February | 07:08 | 18:42 | 11h 35m |
| March | 06:50 | 18:50 | 12h 1m |
| April | 06:26 | 18:56 | 12h 30m |
| May | 06:10 | 19:04 | 12h 54m |
| June | 06:07 | 19:15 | 13h 8m |
| July | 06:15 | 19:18 | 13h 3m |
| August | 06:24 | 19:07 | 12h 43m |
| September | 06:29 | 18:44 | 12h 15m |
| October | 06:33 | 18:20 | 11h 47m |
| November | 06:44 | 18:06 | 11h 22m |
| December | 07:01 | 18:09 | 11h 8m |