Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Bern

Sunrise in Bern today is at 05:44:04 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:11:04 PM, giving Bern 15h 27min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:05:43 AM and ends at 09:49:35 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Bern or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Bern. Get a full year of light data with the printable Bern Photography Planner 2026.

Bern is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Bern receives 15.9 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:35 AM and sunset at 09:28 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.5 hours — a difference of 7.4 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:35, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:28. The evening golden hour in Bern lasts about 71 minutes in summer and 73 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.