July 21, 2026 · Welkom, South Africa
Sunrise in Welkom today is at 07:02. Day length is 10h 36m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Welkom's coordinates and updated daily.
Welkom lies at 28°S. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
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 Welkom.
The longest day in Welkom is around 13h 55m (around December 21). The shortest is around 10h 22m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:31 | 19:15 | 13h 43m |
| February | 05:57 | 19:00 | 13h 3m |
| March | 06:14 | 18:31 | 12h 17m |
| April | 06:31 | 17:57 | 11h 26m |
| May | 06:48 | 17:33 | 10h 45m |
| June | 07:03 | 17:26 | 10h 23m |
| July | 07:04 | 17:35 | 10h 31m |
| August | 06:45 | 17:52 | 11h 6m |
| September | 06:12 | 18:06 | 11h 54m |
| October | 05:38 | 18:21 | 12h 44m |
| November | 05:14 | 18:43 | 13h 30m |
| December | 05:12 | 19:06 | 13h 54m |