John NG5 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 With the change of time from BST to GMT, the days are getting shorter, darkness arriving at 1630 hours, I was wondering what the hours of daylight will be in southern France and Spain. Can any of the winter travellers tell me what to expect, Jan - Apr, in these areas? John 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel E Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Because southern Spain is nearer the Equator, daylight hours are longer that at our more northerly latitude in winter and shorter in summer. It gets dark about an hour later in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John NG5 Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Thanks Mel E. John 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek500 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Here in Valencia on the shortest day (Dec 21) it gets dark about 5.50pm Technical figures (bit technical for me) for rising and setting are: December 21, 2006 Actual Time 8:18 AM CET 5:41 PM CET Civil Twilight 7:48 AM CET 6:11 PM CET Nautical Twilight 7:14 AM CET 6:45 PM CET Astronomical Twilight 6:41 AM CET 7:18 PM CET Moon 9:26 AM CET (12/21) 6:21 PM CET (12/21) Length Of Visible Light: 10h 23m Length of Day 9h 22m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Of course it also depends on what side of the country you are on. It gets darker much earlier in the east than in the west for any given hour. I.e. at 5 pm it may be dark in Barcelona but early dusk in Salamanca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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