Golden hour in Marseille in December

Marseille lies at 43.30° N, in the mid-latitudes, where the seasons reshape the light noticeably. Its longest measured day falls on Thu 18 June 2026 with 15h 24m of daylight, and its shortest on Sat 19 December 2026 with 8h 58m — a difference of 6h 26m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Marseille runs for roughly 44 minutes at the height of summer, 38 minutes around the March equinox and 47 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is actually widest in the colder months, which makes winter evenings unusually forgiving here.

The sun sets toward 304° NW in late June and toward 238° WSW in late December, a shift of about 66° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Marseille, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.