Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Guangzhou

Sunrise in Guangzhou today is at 05:40:50 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 07:12:05 PM, giving Guangzhou 13h 31min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:15:10 AM and ends at 07:37:46 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Guangzhou or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Guangzhou. Get a full year of light data with the printable Guangzhou Photography Planner 2026.

Guangzhou lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Guangzhou receives 13.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:42 AM and sunset at 07:15 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 10.7 hours — a difference of 2.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 10 at 05:40, while the latest sunset falls around July 05 at 19:16. The evening golden hour in Guangzhou lasts about 48 minutes in summer and 48 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.