Sunrise
07:54:09AM
UTC 05:54:09 AM
Sunset
06:31:54PM
UTC 04:31:54 PM
Civil Twilight
Begin 07:23:01 AM
· End 07:03:00 PM
Sunrise in Sankt Niklaus today is at 07:54:09 AM (local time).
Sunset will be at 06:31:54 PM, giving Sankt Niklaus 10h 38min of daylight today.
Civil twilight begins at 07:23:01 AM and ends at 07:03:00 PM.
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Daylight in Sankt Niklaus throughout the year
Sankt Niklaus is in Switzerland, in the Europe/Zurich time zone.
On the longest day of the year (June 21), Sankt Niklaus receives 15.8 hours of daylight,
with sunrise at 05:37:30 AM and sunset at 09:23:41 PM.
On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.6 hours —
a difference of 7.2 hours between summer and winter.
About Sankt Niklaus
Sankt Niklaus is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Valais. Spanning an area of 89.4 square kilometres at an elevation of 1120 metres, the settlement sits along the Matter Vispa river. As of 2025, the population is 2347. The local infrastructure includes the St. Niklaus railway station and the Herbriggen railway station, which serve the surrounding area. Visitors can find cultural and historical sites such as the St. Niklaus parish church, the Meierturm museum building, and a mountain guides memorial. The landscape is defined by its proximity to the Gabelhorn mountain and the presence of the Topalihütte mountain hut.
AI-assisted description based on geographic data and editorial notes.