Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Mainz

Sunrise in Mainz today is at 07:11:50 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 07:27:10 PM, giving Mainz 12h 15min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:38:54 AM and ends at 08:00:00 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Mainz or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Mainz. Get a full year of light data with the printable Mainz Photography Planner 2026.

Mainz 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), Mainz receives 16.4 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:17 AM and sunset at 09:39 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.1 hours — a difference of 8.3 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:17, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:39. The evening golden hour in Mainz lasts about 78 minutes in summer and 81 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.