Cape Town, South Africa · March 2026

Daylight in Cape Town in March 2026

Average daylight
12h 17m
Longest day · 1st
12h 49m
Shortest day · 31st
11h 46m
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
06:35
19:25
12h 49m
2
06:36
19:23
12h 47m
3
06:37
19:22
12h 45m
4
06:37
19:21
12h 43m
5
06:38
19:19
12h 41m
6
06:39
19:18
12h 39m
7
06:40
19:17
12h 37m
8
06:41
19:16
12h 34m
9
06:41
19:14
12h 32m
10
06:42
19:13
12h 30m
11
06:43
19:12
12h 28m
12
06:44
19:10
12h 26m
13
06:45
19:09
12h 24m
14
06:45
19:08
12h 22m
15
06:46
19:06
12h 19m
16
06:47
19:05
12h 17m
17
06:48
19:03
12h 15m
18
06:48
19:02
12h 13m
19
06:49
19:01
12h 11m
20
06:50
18:59
12h 9m
21
06:51
18:58
12h 7m
22
06:52
18:57
12h 5m
23
06:52
18:55
12h 2m
24
06:53
18:54
12h 0m
25
06:54
18:52
11h 58m
26
06:54
18:51
11h 56m
27
06:55
18:50
11h 54m
28
06:56
18:48
11h 52m
29
06:57
18:47
11h 50m
30
06:57
18:46
11h 48m
31
06:58
18:44
11h 46m
Sunrise Sunset DaylightTimes shown in Africa/Johannesburg

Sunrise, sunset and daylight in Cape Town during March

In Cape Town, South Africa, daylight in March 2026 averages 12h 17m per day. The month opens with sunrise at 06:35 and sunset at 19:25; it closes with sunrise at 06:58 and sunset at 18:44.

Across the month the days are shortening — the longest falls on the 1st with 12h 49m of daylight, while the shortest is the 31st at 11h 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 March 2026 averages 12h 17m per day, ranging from 11h 46m on the shortest day (the 31st) to 12h 49m on the longest day (the 1st).