When do the days get longer in Riyadh? Shortest day December 21

In Riyadh the shortest day is December 21 with 10h 36m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on November 29, the latest sunrise on January 14 – by February 27 the day is an hour longer.

  • The shortest day, the earliest sunset, the latest sunrise – and how quickly the light comes back, week by week.
  • Shortest day: December 21 (10h 36m)
  • Earliest sunset: November 29, 17:03
  • Latest sunrise: January 14, 06:39
  • The earliest sunset comes about ten days before the shortest day, the latest sunrise about ten days after it. The reason is the equation of time: around the solstice the sun reaches its highest point a little later every day, so the whole day shifts towards the evening. That is why the evenings are already getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.

Week by week after the shortest day

  • December 21: Sunrise 06:33 · Sunset 17:09 · Day length 10h 36m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 28: Sunrise 06:36 · Sunset 17:13 · Day length 10h 37m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 4: Sunrise 06:38 · Sunset 17:17 · Day length 10h 39m · Gained +0h 03m
  • January 11: Sunrise 06:39 · Sunset 17:22 · Day length 10h 43m · Gained +0h 07m
  • January 18: Sunrise 06:39 · Sunset 17:27 · Day length 10h 49m · Gained +0h 13m
  • January 25: Sunrise 06:38 · Sunset 17:33 · Day length 10h 55m · Gained +0h 19m
  • February 1: Sunrise 06:35 · Sunset 17:38 · Day length 11h 03m · Gained +0h 27m
  • February 8: Sunrise 06:32 · Sunset 17:43 · Day length 11h 11m · Gained +0h 35m
  • February 15: Sunrise 06:27 · Sunset 17:47 · Day length 11h 20m · Gained +0h 44m
  • February 22: Sunrise 06:22 · Sunset 17:51 · Day length 11h 29m · Gained +0h 53m
  • March 1: Sunrise 06:16 · Sunset 17:55 · Day length 11h 39m · Gained +1h 03m
  • March 8: Sunrise 06:09 · Sunset 17:58 · Day length 11h 49m · Gained +1h 13m
  • March 15: Sunrise 06:02 · Sunset 18:02 · Day length 11h 59m · Gained +1h 23m
  • March 22: Sunrise 05:55 · Sunset 18:05 · Day length 12h 09m · Gained +1h 33m
  • March 29: Sunrise 05:48 · Sunset 18:08 · Day length 12h 20m · Gained +1h 44m
  • April 5: Sunrise 05:41 · Sunset 18:11 · Day length 12h 30m · Gained +1h 54m
  • April 12: Sunrise 05:34 · Sunset 18:14 · Day length 12h 39m · Gained +2h 03m