July 20, 2026 · Papeete, French Polynesia
Sunrise in Papeete today is at 06:29. Day length is 11h 13m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Papeete's coordinates and updated daily.
Papeete lies at 18°S. 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 Papeete.
The longest day in Papeete is around 13h 11m (around December 21). The shortest is around 11h 5m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:36 | 18:40 | 13h 4m |
| February | 05:53 | 18:34 | 12h 40m |
| March | 06:02 | 18:15 | 12h 13m |
| April | 06:08 | 17:50 | 11h 43m |
| May | 06:16 | 17:35 | 11h 18m |
| June | 06:27 | 17:32 | 11h 5m |
| July | 06:30 | 17:40 | 11h 10m |
| August | 06:19 | 17:49 | 11h 30m |
| September | 05:55 | 17:54 | 11h 59m |
| October | 05:31 | 17:59 | 12h 28m |
| November | 05:16 | 18:11 | 12h 55m |
| December | 05:19 | 18:29 | 13h 10m |