Cities With the Fastest Daylight Change Today
Tromsø is gaining or losing daylight faster than any other major city right now, at about 9m 14s less per day.
Cities with at least 50,000 residents; 100 cities shown.
Top Cities Ranked by Change per day
| # | City | Country | Change per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Tromsø | Norway | 9m 14s less |
| 🥈 | Talnakh | Russia | 9m 08s less |
| 🥉 | Norilsk | Russia | 9m 03s less |
| 4 | Severomorsk | Russia | 8m 53s less |
| 5 | Murmansk | Russia | 8m 49s less |
| 6 | Apatity | Russia | 8m 04s less |
| 7 | Vorkuta | Russia | 8m 02s less |
| 8 | Rovaniemi | Finland | 7m 34s less |
| 9 | Novyy Urengoy | Russia | 7m 24s less |
| 10 | Oulu | Finland | 6m 58s less |
| 11 | Severodvinsk | Russia | 6m 49s less |
| 12 | Arkhangel’sk | Russia | 6m 48s less |
| 13 | Reykjavik | Iceland | 6m 40s less |
| 14 | Umeå | Sweden | 6m 33s less |
| 15 | Ukhta | Russia | 6m 28s less |
| 16 | Trondheim | Norway | 6m 26s less |
| 17 | Noyabrsk | Russia | 6m 21s less |
| 18 | Vaasa | Finland | 6m 19s less |
| 19 | Kuopio | Finland | 6m 15s less |
| 20 | Seinäjoki | Finland | 6m 14s less |
| 21 | Joensuu | Finland | 6m 10s less |
| 22 | Ålesund | Norway | 6m 08s less |
| 23 | Sundsvall | Sweden | 6m 06s less |
| =24 | Kogalym | Russia | 6m 04s less |
| =24 | Jyväskylä | Finland | 6m 04s less |
| 25 | Nyagan | Russia | 6m 02s less |
| 26 | Yakutsk | Russia | 6m 00s less |
| =27 | Ezhva | Russia | 5m 56s less |
| =27 | Petrozavodsk | Russia | 5m 56s less |
| =28 | Mikkeli | Finland | 5m 54s less |
| =28 | Syktyvkar | Russia | 5m 54s less |
| =29 | Tampere | Finland | 5m 51s less |
| =29 | Pori | Finland | 5m 51s less |
| =30 | Kotlas | Russia | 5m 47s less |
| =30 | Surgut | Russia | 5m 47s less |
| =30 | Anchorage | United States | 5m 47s less |
| 31 | Nefteyugansk | Russia | 5m 45s less |
| 32 | Lappeenranta | Finland | 5m 44s less |
| =33 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Russia | 5m 43s less |
| =33 | Hämeenlinna | Finland | 5m 43s less |
| =33 | Lahti | Finland | 5m 43s less |
| 34 | Nizhnevartovsk | Russia | 5m 42s less |
| 35 | Kouvola | Finland | 5m 41s less |
| 36 | Vyborg | Russia | 5m 39s less |
| 37 | Gävle | Sweden | 5m 38s less |
| =38 | Kotka | Finland | 5m 35s less |
| =38 | Turku | Finland | 5m 35s less |
| =39 | Bergen | Norway | 5m 34s less |
| =39 | Porvoo | Finland | 5m 34s less |
| 40 | Vantaa | Finland | 5m 32s less |
| =41 | Espoo | Finland | 5m 31s less |
| =41 | Helsinki | Finland | 5m 31s less |
| =41 | Kurortnyy | Russia | 5m 31s less |
| =42 | Parnas | Russia | 5m 29s less |
| =42 | Ozerki | Russia | 5m 29s less |
| =43 | Grazhdanka | Russia | 5m 28s less |
| =43 | Sosnovka | Russia | 5m 28s less |
| =43 | Akademicheskoe | Russia | 5m 28s less |
| =43 | Untolovo | Russia | 5m 28s less |
| =43 | Kalininskiy | Russia | 5m 28s less |
| =43 | Svetlanovskiy | Russia | 5m 28s less |
| =43 | Komendantsky aerodrom | Russia | 5m 28s less |
| =43 | Chernaya Rechka | Russia | 5m 28s less |
| =43 | Krasnogvargeisky | Russia | 5m 28s less |
| =43 | Petrogradka | Russia | 5m 28s less |
| =43 | Finlyandskiy | Russia | 5m 28s less |
| =44 | Lillestrøm | Norway | 5m 27s less |
| =44 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 5m 27s less |
| =44 | Vasyl'evsky Ostrov | Russia | 5m 27s less |
| =44 | Centralniy | Russia | 5m 27s less |
| =44 | Admiralteisky | Russia | 5m 27s less |
| =44 | Oslo | Norway | 5m 27s less |
| =44 | Sosnovyy Bor | Russia | 5m 27s less |
| =44 | Petrodvorets | Russia | 5m 27s less |
| =45 | Peterhof | Russia | 5m 26s less |
| =45 | Uppsala | Sweden | 5m 26s less |
| =45 | Kupchino | Russia | 5m 26s less |
| =45 | Dachnoye | Russia | 5m 26s less |
| =45 | Rybatskoye | Russia | 5m 26s less |
| =45 | Uritsk | Russia | 5m 26s less |
| =45 | Asker | Norway | 5m 26s less |
| 46 | Krasnoturinsk | Russia | 5m 25s less |
| =47 | Kolpino | Russia | 5m 24s less |
| =47 | Drammen | Norway | 5m 24s less |
| =47 | Pushkin | Russia | 5m 24s less |
| =48 | Tikhvin | Russia | 5m 23s less |
| =48 | Solikamsk | Russia | 5m 23s less |
| =48 | Västerås | Sweden | 5m 23s less |
| =49 | Serov | Russia | 5m 22s less |
| =49 | Gatchina | Russia | 5m 22s less |
| =49 | Magadan | Russia | 5m 22s less |
| =50 | Kirishi | Russia | 5m 20s less |
| =50 | Tallinn | Estonia | 5m 20s less |
| =50 | Täby | Sweden | 5m 20s less |
| =50 | Sollentuna | Sweden | 5m 20s less |
| =50 | Berezniki | Russia | 5m 20s less |
| =51 | Narva | Estonia | 5m 19s less |
| =51 | Karlstad | Sweden | 5m 19s less |
| =51 | Kingisepp | Russia | 5m 19s less |
| =51 | Eskilstuna | Sweden | 5m 19s less |
Methodology: Calculated from city coordinates, local IANA time zones and the Sun's position for each city's local date.
Why Does Daylight Change Faster in Some Cities?
Day length does not change at a steady rate through the year. It changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September, and slows almost to a standstill around the solstices. The rate of change also grows with latitude, so high-latitude cities near an equinox can gain or lose several minutes of daylight every single day, while tropical cities barely notice.
This ranking measures how quickly each city's daylight is currently changing, recomputed daily. Right now Tromsø leads, with daylight shifting by about 9m 14s less per day.
Frequently Asked Questions: Cities With the Fastest Daylight Change Today
Why does daylight change faster at some times of year?
The length of the day changes fastest around the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest around the summer and winter solstices, which is why the figures here move through the year.
Which cities see the fastest daylight change?
High-latitude cities near an equinox. The further from the equator a city is, the more minutes of daylight it can gain or lose each day.
How much can daylight change in a day?
Near the equator it is only a few seconds. At high latitudes near an equinox it can exceed four or five minutes per day.