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Day length

Explore calculated daylight duration for each country's representative location.

Methodology

Day length is calculated from date, latitude, solar declination and the standard sunrise/sunset altitude; representative country coordinates are used rather than observations.

Coverage & source

Source
Astronomical calculation
Period
Calculated on request
Frequency
Daily calculation

Rankings, where shown, describe only countries with comparable values in the selected period.