London, United Kingdom · May 2026

Daylight in London in May 2026

Average daylight
15h 36m
Longest day · 31st
16h 16m
Shortest day · 1st
14h 49m

Day by day

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
↑05:33
↓20:23
14h 49m
2
↑05:32
↓20:25
14h 53m
3
↑05:30
↓20:26
14h 56m
4
↑05:28
↓20:28
15h 0m
5
↑05:26
↓20:30
15h 3m
6
↑05:24
↓20:31
15h 6m
7
↑05:23
↓20:33
15h 10m
8
↑05:21
↓20:35
15h 13m
9
↑05:19
↓20:36
15h 16m
10
↑05:18
↓20:38
15h 20m
11
↑05:16
↓20:39
15h 23m
12
↑05:14
↓20:41
15h 26m
13
↑05:13
↓20:43
15h 29m
14
↑05:11
↓20:44
15h 32m
15
↑05:10
↓20:46
15h 35m
16
↑05:08
↓20:47
15h 38m
17
↑05:07
↓20:49
15h 41m
18
↑05:06
↓20:50
15h 44m
19
↑05:04
↓20:52
15h 47m
20
↑05:03
↓20:53
15h 50m
21
↑05:02
↓20:54
15h 52m
22
↑05:00
↓20:56
15h 55m
23
↑04:59
↓20:57
15h 58m
24
↑04:58
↓20:59
16h 0m
25
↑04:57
↓21:00
16h 3m
26
↑04:56
↓21:01
16h 5m
27
↑04:55
↓21:02
16h 7m
28
↑04:54
↓21:04
16h 10m
29
↑04:53
↓21:05
16h 12m
30
↑04:52
↓21:06
16h 14m
31
↑04:51
↓21:07
16h 16m
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Sunrise, sunset and daylight in London during May

In London, United Kingdom, daylight in May 2026 averages 15h 36m per day. The month opens with sunrise at 05:33 and sunset at 20:23; it closes with sunrise at 04:51 and sunset at 21:07.

Across the month the days are lengthening — the longest falls on the 31st with 16h 16m of daylight, while the shortest is the 1st at 14h 49m. The calendar above lists the exact sunrise, sunset and daylight length for every day.

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

  • Daylight in London in May 2026 averages 15h 36m per day, ranging from 14h 49m on the shortest day (the 1st) to 16h 16m on the longest day (the 31st).