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Daylight Hours in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
- The longest day of the year is 19h 30' long and the shortest day is 4h 29' long.
- The longest day is 15h 00' longer than the shortest day.
- At midday the sun is on average 28° above the horizon at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
- The summer solstice is on June 21st (the northern solstice) when the sun reaches it's highest point 50.98° above the horizon.
- The winter solstice is on December 21st (the southern solstice) when the midday sun is at it's lowest point of 4.29° above the horizon.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |||
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| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day | 6h 06' | 8h 45' | 11h 45' | 14h 54' | 17h 51' | 19h 42' | 18h 50' | 16h 05' | 12h 58' | 9h 50' | 6h 53' | 5h 06' | 12h 00' | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 7.8 | 17.2 | 28 | 39.6 | 47.8 | 51 | 47.9 | 39.5 | 28.1 | 16.7 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 28 |