Sunlight Comparison

JohannesburgvsCape Town

Compare sunlight hours, day length, and shadow patterns between Johannesburg, South Africa and Cape Town, South Africa.

Overall Winner

Johannesburg

Wins 4 of 5 metrics

Summer Solstice

Johannesburg

South Africa

Metric

Cape Town

South Africa

13h 41m

Day Length

Longest day of the year

WINNER

14h 19m

05:15

Sunrise

Local time

05:34

18:56

Sunset

Local time

19:53

WINNER

87.2°

Sun Altitude

Maximum at solar noon

79.5°

WINNER

0.05x

Shadow Length

Lower is shorter shadows

0.19x

Winter Solstice

Johannesburg

South Africa

Metric

Cape Town

South Africa

WINNER

10h 24m

Day Length

Shortest day of the year

9h 47m

06:57

Sunrise

Local time

07:54

17:21

Sunset

Local time

17:41

WINNER

40.4°

Sun Altitude

Maximum at solar noon

32.6°

WINNER

1.18x

Shadow Length

Lower is shorter shadows

1.56x

Annual Statistics

Johannesburg

South Africa

Metric

Cape Town

South Africa

12.0h

Avg Daily Sunlight

Year-round average

12.0h

WINNER

178

Clear Days/Year

Days with good sunlight

163

26.2°S

Latitude

Distance from equator

33.9°S

3h 17m

Day Length Variation

Summer vs winter difference

4h 31m

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