Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Cork

Sunrise in Cork today is at 06:33:03 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:38:20 PM, giving Cork 14h 5min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:55:55 AM and ends at 09:15:16 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Cork or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Cork. Get a full year of light data with the printable Cork Photography Planner 2026.

Cork lies in the temperate zone at 51.9° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Cork receives 16.7 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:14 AM and sunset at 09:56 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.7 hours — a difference of 9.0 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:14, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:57. The evening golden hour in Cork lasts about 83 minutes in summer and 88 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.