Night here comes at 7 pm. What time does it get dark where you live?
By cynthiann
@cynthiann (18602)
Jamaica
June 16, 2009 5:22pm CST
In the summer time, growing up in the U.K. it would often stay light until after 9 pm in the summer time. I hated it asd I was put to bed whilst it was light.
In the winter we get dark at 6pm where I live but in the summer we have light until 7pm. I don't miss the long light evenings as we live in a hot sunny climate and it is good to have cool evenings. Another advantage was that my children went to bed when it wa dark not light.
What time does it get dark where you live and are you happy about the extra daylight?
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Jun 09
My daughter is going to Virginia next week. She wants to see moe of the USA before she leaves on the 30th. Aslo going to Philadelphia and Washington DC. I know that you have cold winters so enjoy the extra daylight during the summer. I have heard that you state is very pretty.
@robin_west (10)
• Finland
17 Jun 09
Funny you should ask... Up here in finland at midsummer which is tomorrow. The sun never really goes down. It simply gets a little bit darker around midnight mut thats it. I love it!
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
16 Jun 09
Let's see in the summer time it gets dark about 9 PM. Other times of the year it gets dark around 6 PM. Yes I am happy about the extra daylight, I use daylight as a light source whilst on the computer and also I just like natural light more, oh and the feel of it on yoru skin, I love that!
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
17 Jun 09
i wish that it will only get dark here in me country at 9 pm also. mostly it will just start at 6 pm. and can get late as 7 pm . not later than that. it is really good to have more day time than night time cause the day time gives more lift to my mood and i can get mror things done and i could sunshine more.
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Jun 09
I can understand this as you probably live where it is cold in the winter. When the summer ocmes then you appreciate the daylight hours so very much. But where I live in hot all the year round - just the daylight cvhanges in the summer. We don't do daylight saving time on our Island and it only really gets cool when it is dark. I sit out a lot on the patio when it is dark and enjoy the cool breeze.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
17 Jun 09
hotsummer, More daytime in the summer does help with getting things done, and to increase a good mood.
Cynthiann- I can't say that it's the coldest in the winter here, but well I live in the south, usa.
@ShirleyBillingsley (1544)
• United States
17 Jun 09
It is summer time here in Texas. And it gets dark around 8:30 now. I don't think too much of the day light savings time. I think it was better off, leaving the time alone, the way it was.
@ShirleyBillingsley (1544)
• United States
17 Jun 09
You know, i have not seen yet, where we had any extra daylight from that "day light saving" thing. Same amount of day light, and same amount of dark, just something extra to deal with, is all i see to it.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Jun 09
I remember when they introduced daylight saving time in the U.K. - I was a young person and it caused so much fuss especially witht he farmers. We do not have it where I live in the Caribbean. enjoy your extra daylight though. Blessings
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
17 Jun 09
It is 8:45 pm here right now and it has only started getting dark in the last 30 minutes really. I was just out taking the trash out a little bit ago and it was still light out.
I really don't spend that much time outside for the amount of daylight in a day to matter to me much. My son is enjoying the extra daylight right now because he is on vacation and he gets to swim, kayak, and go tubing longer if it stays light out longer.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Jun 09
children just love the extra daylight. I did as a child. It doesn't matter to me now as I enjoy the coolnes of the evenings and am quite glad on the days that are extra hot for the evening and darkness to come.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
17 Jun 09
Today the sun is setting at 8:23pm in New Mexico. I love the extra daylight I wish it was like this all year round.
@thhoon72 (1009)
• Singapore
17 Jun 09
I live in Singapore. So it means that I don't get to enjoy seasonal change. We only got rainy season here. Our sunset is about 6.30 - 7pm. I would love to experience the extra daylight. There will be many activities that I can do with my daughters outdoor with the extra daylight.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Jun 09
I can appreciate your wanting the extra hour to do things with your children. Is it very hot now? Singapore is a country which my country speakes so highly of. I wish that we had your discipline and your strong work ethics
@thhoon72 (1009)
• Singapore
18 Jun 09
O yes, it is very hot in Singapore now! Middle of the year (Apr - Aug) is the sunny season of Singapore. Jun and July are the hottest months. Sometimes I really hate such hot and humid weather. It makes all the freckles coming out from my face and arms. Just a short walk out will make you sweat and smell. Many many times especially when I was a kid, I would wish that Singapore has the 4 seasons. Now, my daughters also keep asking me why Sinapore got no seasonal changes =)
@AmbiePam (94061)
• United States
18 Jun 09
It gets dark here, completely dark around 9:40pm. I noticed because I wanted to wait until dark last night to walk my dog (less heat). The thing I don't like is that the sun comes up too early. It starts coming up around 5:15am, and I like it when the sun rises around 7am. I miss that!
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
18 Jun 09
When I first moved here it really got to me that I woke so early in the mornings but now it doesn't bother me at all. Enjoy your long evenings with light. I just love being cool.
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
17 Jun 09
It stays light until about 9 PM this time of year. It's noticeably later than in Los Angeles, even though we're only about 400 miles further north. I do like it being light longer but I don't like it in the winter when it's dark longer.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
18 Jun 09
do you have snow in the winter where you area? If so then I can appreciate how much you enjoy the extra daylight hours.
@CJay77 (4438)
• Australia
17 Jun 09
I am from the Philippines and normally it gets dark there around 6:30-7pm during summer and 5:30-6pm starting september till january, I think. I am in Egypt at the moment and it gets dark here around 8:30 or 9pm, I do like the extra daylight, but I'm just a bit mess up adjusting an hour in the time, lol. During winter its get dark here around 6-7pm.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
18 Jun 09
Seeing Egypt must be an experience. My DIL is in Dubai and is planning to visit Egypt with friends. Or at least a small part of it! In the Caribbean we are basically nearer to the Phillipines in terms of when dusk starts
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
29 Sep 09
Hey,
Well where I live, in the winter time it gets dark at about 5:30 PM which is really quite early, it gets dark like as soon as I come home. In summer time, it starts to get dark at about 9:00 PM so the people who want to go to bed early, can't because it is still sunny outside. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
29 Sep 09
Where I lived as a child we also had extremes of daylight time. remember finding it hard to sleep in the summer!
@eighternity (363)
• Philippines
17 Jun 09
We didn't experienced by 9pm and still have a light. I remember 7pm here and still have light no more beyond that hour. But now 6pm and starts the moon to take over.
@renemouche (843)
• United States
17 Jun 09
Well I live in Texas and its summer now. It usually gets dark around 8:00-8:30 sometimes.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
18 Jun 09
I am sure that you enjoy the long summer evenings. It is so hot where I live that I do not want to leave my office - but frequently have to. I've been to a number of states but regretfully, have not been to Texas.
@sophisticated_boy (1457)
• Indonesia
18 Jun 09
In Indonesia, it's usually start to go darker since 5 pm, and at 6 it is totally dark. I found out when travel to London, I'm having such a bizzare day. I went there at September there last year and it's still bright at 6 pm, and then dark at 7-8 pm. I also found the climate weird, sometimes it's just raining, but not heavy rain always light rain, which I kinda feel annoying because it can happens all day long. Sometimes after rain, it's bright again and not cloudy..
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
18 Jun 09
I was from the U.K. and the weather is always totally unpredictable. We always carried an umbrella in case it rained! They do get longer summer days there than where I live though
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
18 Jun 09
That is not so different from us here in JA. By the way, I kid you not, I fell in love with Sparrow when I was 13 and I did not meet hiom until I was in my early 40's. When I met him I was tongue tied.completely overwhelmed. My children relate the story with pleasure of me just looking at him and saying "Oh Sparrow". Now doesn't that make you laugh?
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
17 Jun 09
As it is, India is more towards the east and then I stay on the east coast of India so the sun sets pretty quick. Winters are really bad as the daylight goes off by 5pm on most evenings and as it is I find winter so depressing and without the sunlight, its worse really. Summer is better, we have daylight say till 6/6:30pm but now that we are approaching summer solstice, the days are becoming just so longer. Its really wonderful you know to be walking back home from office in the daylight…it feels as if I am home early!
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Jun 09
Yes, I can imagine how much you would enjoy the extra daylight. Five is very early for a place to get dark.
@elokps (138)
• Indonesia
17 Jun 09
I live in Indonesia and it is always sunrise at 5.00am and sunset at 5.30pm. i love to live in indonesia coz here is warm and not seasonal weather. but sometimes i miss to touch snow also and no snow in indonesia hehe...hope someday i can go to UK to touch snow...
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Jun 09
snow is poretty for the first day or so but after that it can be a drag. I live in the Caribbean now so no snow either!
@zzyw87 (1254)
• Philippines
17 Jun 09
My country is in the tropical zone. So we only have two seasons here, summer and rainy season. During summer, it starts to get dark later than usual at around 6:30 or 7pm. But during rainy seasons and during the BER months, it starts to get dark at around 5:30pm or 6pm. That is why I prefer summer months because I don't like commuting when it gets dark already.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Jun 09
Commuting in the dark must be awful. I did it in the U.K. and did not enjoy it at all. Enjoy the extra daylight whilst you have it!
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Jun 09
Now doing sports is good with that extra hour of daylight. Your climate is similar to mine
@candy2306 (576)
• India
17 Jun 09
Here in India, summer longer day and it starts to get dark around 7.30pm. Those rainy days are different though! I think I've studied before that 6 months has longer day light and the other 6 month with longer night! I'm not sure due to the Global Warming if that has changed?!
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
18 Jun 09
Our climate has changed dramatically too with global warming but the times of darkness have remained the same.