UK Daylight Hours by Month: London, Edinburgh and Belfast
Daylight varies much more in the north of the UK than in the south. These figures are for the 15th of each month.
Hours of daylight by month
January: London 8 hours 21 minutes; Edinburgh 7 hours 37 minutes; Belfast 7 hours 51 minutes.
February: London 10 hours 0 minutes; Edinburgh 9 hours 37 minutes; Belfast 9 hours 45 minutes.
March: London 11 hours 49 minutes; Edinburgh 11 hours 46 minutes; Belfast 11 hours 47 minutes.
April: London 13 hours 51 minutes; Edinburgh 14 hours 10 minutes; Belfast 14 hours 4 minutes.
May: London 15 hours 36 minutes; Edinburgh 16 hours 18 minutes; Belfast 16 hours 4 minutes.
June: London 16 hours 37 minutes; Edinburgh 17 hours 34 minutes; Belfast 17 hours 15 minutes.
July: London 16 hours 11 minutes; Edinburgh 17 hours 2 minutes; Belfast 16 hours 45 minutes.
August: London 14 hours 39 minutes; Edinburgh 15 hours 7 minutes; Belfast 14 hours 58 minutes.
September: London 12 hours 41 minutes; Edinburgh 12 hours 48 minutes; Belfast 12 hours 46 minutes.
October: London 10 hours 44 minutes; Edinburgh 10 hours 30 minutes; Belfast 10 hours 35 minutes.
November: London 8 hours 54 minutes; Edinburgh 8 hours 17 minutes; Belfast 8 hours 29 minutes.
December: London 7 hours 52 minutes; Edinburgh 7 hours 1 minutes; Belfast 7 hours 18 minutes.
Why the north differs
Edinburgh at 56 degrees north gets about 50 minutes more daylight than London in midsummer, and about 50 minutes less in midwinter. The clocks are the same, so the difference is purely the tilt of the Earth.
Frequently asked questions
Which month has the most daylight in the UK?
June, around the summer solstice, has the longest days. December has the shortest.