Cape Town, South Africa · December 2026

Daylight in Cape Town in December 2026

Average daylight
14h 21m
Longest day · 22nd
14h 24m
Shortest day · 1st
14h 13m
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
05:29
19:43
14h 13m
2
05:29
19:44
14h 14m
3
05:29
19:45
14h 15m
4
05:29
19:46
14h 16m
5
05:29
19:46
14h 17m
6
05:29
19:47
14h 18m
7
05:29
19:48
14h 19m
8
05:29
19:49
14h 19m
9
05:29
19:50
14h 20m
10
05:29
19:50
14h 21m
11
05:29
19:51
14h 21m
12
05:30
19:52
14h 22m
13
05:30
19:53
14h 22m
14
05:30
19:53
14h 23m
15
05:30
19:54
14h 23m
16
05:31
19:55
14h 23m
17
05:31
19:55
14h 24m
18
05:31
19:56
14h 24m
19
05:32
19:56
14h 24m
20
05:32
19:57
14h 24m
21
05:33
19:57
14h 24m
22
05:33
19:58
14h 24m
23
05:34
19:58
14h 24m
24
05:34
19:59
14h 24m
25
05:35
19:59
14h 24m
26
05:35
20:00
14h 24m
27
05:36
20:00
14h 24m
28
05:36
20:00
14h 23m
29
05:37
20:01
14h 23m
30
05:38
20:01
14h 23m
31
05:38
20:01
14h 22m
Sunrise Sunset DaylightTimes shown in Africa/Johannesburg

Sunrise, sunset and daylight in Cape Town during December

In Cape Town, South Africa, daylight in December 2026 averages 14h 21m per day. The month opens with sunrise at 05:29 and sunset at 19:43; it closes with sunrise at 05:38 and sunset at 20:01.

Across the month the days are lengthening — the longest falls on the 22nd with 14h 24m of daylight, while the shortest is the 1st at 14h 13m. The calendar above lists the exact sunrise, sunset and daylight length for every day.

All times are shown in Cape Town's local timezone (Africa/Johannesburg). For a real-time view of the current sun position, see the Cape Town page.

  • Daylight in Cape Town in December 2026 averages 14h 21m per day, ranging from 14h 13m on the shortest day (the 1st) to 14h 24m on the longest day (the 22nd).