Cape Town, South Africa · January 2026

Daylight in Cape Town in January 2026

Average daylight
14h 6m
Longest day · 1st
14h 21m
Shortest day · 31st
13h 46m

Day by day

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
↑05:39
↓20:01
14h 21m
2
↑05:40
↓20:02
14h 21m
3
↑05:41
↓20:02
14h 20m
4
↑05:42
↓20:02
14h 20m
5
↑05:42
↓20:02
14h 19m
6
↑05:43
↓20:02
14h 18m
7
↑05:44
↓20:02
14h 17m
8
↑05:45
↓20:02
14h 16m
9
↑05:46
↓20:02
14h 16m
10
↑05:47
↓20:02
14h 15m
11
↑05:48
↓20:02
14h 14m
12
↑05:49
↓20:02
14h 13m
13
↑05:49
↓20:01
14h 11m
14
↑05:50
↓20:01
14h 10m
15
↑05:51
↓20:01
14h 9m
16
↑05:52
↓20:01
14h 8m
17
↑05:53
↓20:01
14h 7m
18
↑05:54
↓20:00
14h 5m
19
↑05:55
↓20:00
14h 4m
20
↑05:56
↓19:59
14h 3m
21
↑05:57
↓19:59
14h 1m
22
↑05:58
↓19:59
14h 0m
23
↑05:59
↓19:58
13h 58m
24
↑06:00
↓19:58
13h 57m
25
↑06:01
↓19:57
13h 55m
26
↑06:02
↓19:57
13h 54m
27
↑06:03
↓19:56
13h 52m
28
↑06:04
↓19:55
13h 51m
29
↑06:05
↓19:55
13h 49m
30
↑06:06
↓19:54
13h 47m
31
↑06:07
↓19:54
13h 46m
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Sunrise, sunset and daylight in Cape Town during January

In Cape Town, South Africa, daylight in January 2026 averages 14h 6m per day. The month opens with sunrise at 05:39 and sunset at 20:01; it closes with sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 19:54.

Across the month the days are shortening — the longest falls on the 1st with 14h 21m of daylight, while the shortest is the 31st at 13h 46m. 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 January 2026 averages 14h 6m per day, ranging from 13h 46m on the shortest day (the 31st) to 14h 21m on the longest day (the 1st).