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Cities With the Shortest Days Today

Tromsø has the shortest day of any major city right now, with just 8h 00m of daylight today.

Recalculated daily. Last updated Oct 18, 2026, 3:11:21 AM UTC.

Cities with at least 50,000 residents; 100 cities shown.

Top Cities Ranked by Daylight today

# City Country SunriseSunset Daylight today
🥇 Tromsø Norway 08:0816:48 8h 00m
🥈 Talnakh Russia 08:2517:16 8h 02m
🥉 Norilsk Russia 08:2417:18 8h 04m
4 Severomorsk Russia 08:0316:57 8h 07m
5 Murmansk Russia 08:0317:00 8h 09m
6 Apatity Russia 07:5517:06 8h 26m
7 Vorkuta Russia 05:5115:04 8h 27m
8 Rovaniemi Finland 08:2117:41 8h 38m
9 Novyy Urengoy Russia 06:5616:18 8h 42m
10 Oulu Finland 08:1917:46 8h 52m
=11 Severodvinsk Russia 07:2016:50 8h 56m
=11 Arkhangel’sk Russia 07:1716:47 8h 56m
12 Reykjavik Iceland 08:2517:59 9h 00m
13 Umeå Sweden 07:3517:11 9h 02m
14 Ukhta Russia 06:1816:00 9h 04m
15 Trondheim Norway 08:1317:51 9h 06m
16 Noyabrsk Russia 06:5016:35 9h 07m
17 Vaasa Finland 08:2818:07 9h 08m
18 Kuopio Finland 08:0117:46 9h 10m
19 Seinäjoki Finland 08:2118:05 9h 11m
20 Joensuu Finland 07:5217:38 9h 12m
21 Ålesund Norway 08:2818:11 9h 13m
=22 Sundsvall Sweden 07:4217:27 9h 14m
=22 Kogalym Russia 06:5116:41 9h 14m
=23 Jyväskylä Finland 08:0617:56 9h 15m
=23 Nyagan Russia 07:2817:17 9h 15m
24 Yakutsk Russia 07:0917:01 9h 16m
=25 Ezhva Russia 06:2516:17 9h 18m
=25 Petrozavodsk Russia 07:3117:22 9h 18m
=26 Mikkeli Finland 07:5917:51 9h 19m
=26 Syktyvkar Russia 06:2416:17 9h 19m
=27 Tampere Finland 08:1218:06 9h 20m
=27 Pori Finland 08:2218:12 9h 20m
=28 Kotlas Russia 06:4016:35 9h 22m
=28 Surgut Russia 06:5416:47 9h 22m
=28 Anchorage United States 08:4618:41 9h 22m
=29 Nefteyugansk Russia 06:5616:51 9h 23m
=29 Lappeenranta Finland 07:5317:49 9h 23m
=29 Khanty-Mansiysk Russia 07:1017:06 9h 23m
=29 Hämeenlinna Finland 08:0818:04 9h 23m
=29 Lahti Finland 08:0318:00 9h 23m
=30 Nizhnevartovsk Russia 06:4016:36 9h 24m
=30 Kouvola Finland 07:5917:56 9h 24m
31 Vyborg Russia 07:5117:47 9h 25m
32 Gävle Sweden 07:3917:32 9h 26m
=33 Kotka Finland 07:5917:53 9h 27m
=33 Turku Finland 08:1718:13 9h 27m
=33 Bergen Norway 08:2518:21 9h 27m
=33 Porvoo Finland 08:0318:00 9h 27m
=34 Vantaa Finland 08:0618:02 9h 28m
=34 Espoo Finland 08:0718:04 9h 28m
=35 Helsinki Finland 08:0518:03 9h 29m
=35 Kurortnyy Russia 07:4617:43 9h 29m
=35 Parnas Russia 07:4417:42 9h 29m
=36 Ozerki Russia 07:4417:42 9h 30m
=36 Grazhdanka Russia 07:4317:41 9h 30m
=36 Sosnovka Russia 07:4317:42 9h 30m
=36 Akademicheskoe Russia 07:4317:42 9h 30m
=36 Untolovo Russia 07:4517:41 9h 30m
=36 Kalininskiy Russia 07:4317:42 9h 30m
=36 Svetlanovskiy Russia 07:4417:42 9h 30m
=36 Komendantsky aerodrom Russia 07:4517:41 9h 30m
=36 Chernaya Rechka Russia 07:4417:42 9h 30m
=36 Krasnogvargeisky Russia 07:4317:41 9h 30m
=36 Petrogradka Russia 07:4417:42 9h 30m
=36 Finlyandskiy Russia 07:4417:42 9h 30m
=36 Lillestrøm Norway 07:5918:01 9h 30m
=36 Saint Petersburg Russia 07:4417:42 9h 30m
=36 Vasyl'evsky Ostrov Russia 07:4417:42 9h 30m
=36 Centralniy Russia 07:4317:42 9h 30m
=36 Admiralteisky Russia 07:4417:42 9h 30m
=36 Oslo Norway 08:0218:01 9h 30m
=36 Sosnovyy Bor Russia 07:4817:47 9h 30m
=36 Petrodvorets Russia 07:4517:45 9h 30m
=37 Peterhof Russia 07:4517:44 9h 31m
=37 Uppsala Sweden 07:3417:33 9h 31m
=37 Kupchino Russia 07:4417:41 9h 31m
=37 Dachnoye Russia 07:4417:43 9h 31m
=37 Rybatskoye Russia 07:4217:42 9h 31m
=37 Uritsk Russia 07:4417:43 9h 31m
=37 Asker Norway 08:0118:03 9h 31m
=37 Krasnoturinsk Russia 07:4117:45 9h 31m
=37 Kolpino Russia 07:4217:42 9h 31m
=37 Drammen Norway 08:0418:03 9h 31m
=38 Pushkin Russia 07:4117:44 9h 32m
=38 Tikhvin Russia 07:2917:31 9h 32m
=38 Solikamsk Russia 07:5517:59 9h 32m
=38 Västerås Sweden 07:3817:38 9h 32m
=38 Serov Russia 07:4017:44 9h 32m
=38 Gatchina Russia 07:4217:45 9h 32m
=39 Magadan Russia 07:3917:43 9h 33m
=39 Kirishi Russia 07:3517:37 9h 33m
=39 Tallinn Estonia 08:0518:05 9h 33m
=39 Täby Sweden 07:3117:32 9h 33m
=39 Sollentuna Sweden 07:3217:33 9h 33m
=39 Berezniki Russia 07:5418:00 9h 33m
=40 Narva Estonia 07:5017:52 9h 34m
=40 Karlstad Sweden 07:4817:52 9h 34m
=40 Kingisepp Russia 07:4817:51 9h 34m
=40 Eskilstuna Sweden 07:3717:39 9h 34m

Methodology: Calculated from city coordinates, local IANA time zones and the Sun's position for each city's local date.

Why Are the Days So Short in These Cities?

The cities with the shortest days are in whichever hemisphere is currently in winter, as far from the equator as people live. With the Sun low in the sky, it rises late and sets early, and at the highest latitudes it may not clear the horizon at all. This list is rebuilt daily from latitude and the Sun's declination, so it gradually changes and swaps hemispheres around the solstices.

Short winter days have shaped culture and daily life for centuries, from long Nordic nights to winter festivals built around the return of the light. Today the shortest day among major cities belongs to Tromsø, with only 8h 00m of daylight.

Frequently Asked Questions: Cities With the Shortest Days Today

Which city has the shortest day today?
Tromsø currently has the shortest day among major cities, with just 8h 00m of daylight (as of October 18, 2026).
When are days shortest?
A city's shortest day falls on its winter solstice, around 21 December in the Northern Hemisphere and around 21 June in the Southern Hemisphere.
Can a city have no daylight at all?
Yes. Above the polar circles the Sun can stay below the horizon for a full day or longer in winter, a phenomenon called polar night.

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