Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Windhoek

Sunrise in Windhoek today is at 07:19:17 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 06:16:58 PM, giving Windhoek 10h 57min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:54:58 AM and ends at 06:41:17 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Windhoek or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Windhoek. Get a full year of light data with the printable Windhoek Photography Planner 2026.

Windhoek 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 (December 21), Windhoek receives 13.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 06:04 AM and sunset at 07:35 PM. On the shortest day (June 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 November 27 at 05:58, while the latest sunset falls around January 16 at 19:41. The evening golden hour in Windhoek lasts about 48 minutes in summer and 48 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.