Weather. How Long Is The Sun Up In Winter In The UK?

Weather : How Long Is The Sun Up In Winter In The UK

Just wondering the average sunrise/sunset times in London and Edinburgh. Also how does that compare to summer times? ~~~ Mick ~~~

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The first day of the winter is the winter solstice, the 22th of December. The last day of the winter is the spring equinox, the 22th of March. The number of hours of daylight at the solstice can be estimated at 12 - 12 * cosine (your latitude). For example, in Oslo, Norway, where I live, at latitude 60 N, the day around Christmas is only 6 hours. At the equinox, the day is exactly 12 hours everywhere on earth; hence the name: equi = equal.

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Answer 1

The first day of the winter is the winter solstice, the 22th of December. The last day of the winter is the spring equinox, the 22th of March. The number of hours of daylight at the solstice can be estimated at 12 - 12 * cosine (your latitude). For example, in Oslo, Norway, where I live, at latitude 60 N, the day around Christmas is only 6 hours. At the equinox, the day is exactly 12 hours everywhere on earth; hence the name: equi = equal.

Answer 2

In December in London, the shortest amount of sunlight is 7 hours and 49 minutes. The latest the sun rises is 8:06am and the earliest it sets at around 3:51pm (although not on the same day). In June on the other hand, the earliest the sun rises is 4:43am and the latest it sets is 9:21pm so you get around 16 hours and 38 minutes of sunlight. In Scotland, its slightly shorter winter days and longer summer days. In December, the sun rises at 8:48am and sets at 3:43pm In June, the sun rises at 4:31am and sets at 10:07pm.