July 21, 2026 · Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Sunrise in Santa Maria today is at 06:09. Day length is 12h 59m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Santa Maria's coordinates and updated daily.
Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria.
The longest day in Santa Maria is around 13h 7m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 8m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:04 | 18:18 | 11h 14m |
| February | 06:59 | 18:34 | 11h 35m |
| March | 06:41 | 18:42 | 12h 1m |
| April | 06:18 | 18:47 | 12h 30m |
| May | 06:02 | 18:56 | 12h 53m |
| June | 05:59 | 19:06 | 13h 7m |
| July | 06:07 | 19:09 | 13h 2m |
| August | 06:16 | 18:58 | 12h 42m |
| September | 06:21 | 18:36 | 12h 15m |
| October | 06:25 | 18:12 | 11h 48m |
| November | 06:36 | 17:58 | 11h 22m |
| December | 06:53 | 18:02 | 11h 9m |