Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Dortmund

Sunrise in Dortmund today is at 06:57:11 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 07:56:02 PM, giving Dortmund 12h 58min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:22:28 AM and ends at 08:30:37 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Dortmund or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Dortmund. Get a full year of light data with the printable Dortmund Photography Planner 2026.

Dortmund 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), Dortmund receives 16.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:13 AM and sunset at 09:50 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 05:12, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:51. The evening golden hour in Dortmund lasts about 82 minutes in summer and 86 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.