Sunset in Shantou today

Shantou lies at 23°N. In Shantou, day length ranges from 10h 42m in winter to 13h 34m in summer — a swing of about 2h 53m.

The sun goes down towards the west in Shantou today, at a bearing of 278°. Civil twilight then lasts another 23 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 14 minutes later in Shantou than in Shanghai, 992 km to the north-northeast.

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 Shantou.

The longest day in Shantou is around 13h 34m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 42m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.