Cape Town, South Africa · May 2026

Daylight in Cape Town in May 2026

Average daylight
10h 22m
Longest day · 1st
10h 45m
Shortest day · 31st
10h 3m

Day by day

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
↑07:21
↓18:07
10h 45m
2
↑07:22
↓18:06
10h 43m
3
↑07:23
↓18:05
10h 41m
4
↑07:24
↓18:04
10h 40m
5
↑07:25
↓18:03
10h 38m
6
↑07:25
↓18:02
10h 36m
7
↑07:26
↓18:01
10h 35m
8
↑07:27
↓18:00
10h 33m
9
↑07:28
↓17:59
10h 31m
10
↑07:28
↓17:59
10h 30m
11
↑07:29
↓17:58
10h 28m
12
↑07:30
↓17:57
10h 27m
13
↑07:31
↓17:56
10h 25m
14
↑07:31
↓17:56
10h 24m
15
↑07:32
↓17:55
10h 22m
16
↑07:33
↓17:54
10h 21m
17
↑07:34
↓17:54
10h 19m
18
↑07:34
↓17:53
10h 18m
19
↑07:35
↓17:52
10h 17m
20
↑07:36
↓17:52
10h 15m
21
↑07:37
↓17:51
10h 14m
22
↑07:37
↓17:51
10h 13m
23
↑07:38
↓17:50
10h 12m
24
↑07:39
↓17:50
10h 10m
25
↑07:39
↓17:49
10h 9m
26
↑07:40
↓17:49
10h 8m
27
↑07:41
↓17:48
10h 7m
28
↑07:41
↓17:48
10h 6m
29
↑07:42
↓17:47
10h 5m
30
↑07:43
↓17:47
10h 4m
31
↑07:43
↓17:47
10h 3m
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Sunrise, sunset and daylight in Cape Town during May

In Cape Town, South Africa, daylight in May 2026 averages 10h 22m per day. The month opens with sunrise at 07:21 and sunset at 18:07; it closes with sunrise at 07:43 and sunset at 17:47.

Across the month the days are shortening — the longest falls on the 1st with 10h 45m of daylight, while the shortest is the 31st at 10h 3m. 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 May 2026 averages 10h 22m per day, ranging from 10h 3m on the shortest day (the 31st) to 10h 45m on the longest day (the 1st).