Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Cardiff

Sunrise in Cardiff today is at 05:07:21 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:12:59 PM, giving Cardiff 16h 5min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:22:29 AM and ends at 09:58:06 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Cardiff or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Cardiff. Get a full year of light data with the printable Cardiff Photography Planner 2026.

Cardiff lies in the temperate zone at 51.5° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Cardiff receives 16.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:55 AM and sunset at 09:33 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.8 hours — a difference of 8.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:55, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:33. The evening golden hour in Cardiff lasts about 82 minutes in summer and 86 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.