Sunset in Montevideo today

Montevideo lies at 35°S. In Montevideo, day length ranges from 9h 48m in winter to 14h 30m in summer — a swing of about 4h 42m.

The sun goes down towards the west in Montevideo today, at a bearing of 275°. Civil twilight then lasts another 25 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 9 minutes earlier in Montevideo than in Salto, 426 km to the north-northwest. Montevideo is the southernmost of the 31 cities we cover in Uruguay, so its daylight swings further over the year than any of them.

Through the year sunset drifts later across spring and earlier across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Montevideo.

The longest day in Montevideo is around 14h 30m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 48m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 2 minutes per day.