Sydney, Australia · May 2026

Daylight in Sydney in May 2026

Average daylight
10h 23m
Longest day · 1st
10h 46m
Shortest day · 31st
10h 4m
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
06:30
17:16
10h 46m
2
06:31
17:15
10h 44m
3
06:32
17:14
10h 42m
4
06:32
17:13
10h 40m
5
06:33
17:12
10h 39m
6
06:34
17:11
10h 37m
7
06:35
17:10
10h 35m
8
06:35
17:10
10h 34m
9
06:36
17:09
10h 32m
10
06:37
17:08
10h 31m
11
06:38
17:07
10h 29m
12
06:38
17:06
10h 27m
13
06:39
17:06
10h 26m
14
06:40
17:05
10h 24m
15
06:41
17:04
10h 23m
16
06:41
17:03
10h 22m
17
06:42
17:03
10h 20m
18
06:43
17:02
10h 19m
19
06:44
17:01
10h 17m
20
06:44
17:01
10h 16m
21
06:45
17:00
10h 15m
22
06:46
17:00
10h 14m
23
06:46
16:59
10h 12m
24
06:47
16:59
10h 11m
25
06:48
16:58
10h 10m
26
06:48
16:58
10h 9m
27
06:49
16:57
10h 8m
28
06:50
16:57
10h 7m
29
06:50
16:57
10h 6m
30
06:51
16:56
10h 5m
31
06:52
16:56
10h 4m
Sunrise Sunset DaylightTimes shown in Australia/Sydney

Sunrise, sunset and daylight in Sydney during May

In Sydney, Australia, daylight in May 2026 averages 10h 23m per day. The month opens with sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 17:16; it closes with sunrise at 06:52 and sunset at 16:56.

Across the month the days are shortening — the longest falls on the 1st with 10h 46m of daylight, while the shortest is the 31st at 10h 4m. The calendar above lists the exact sunrise, sunset and daylight length for every day.

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

  • Daylight in Sydney in May 2026 averages 10h 23m per day, ranging from 10h 4m on the shortest day (the 31st) to 10h 46m on the longest day (the 1st).