Shortest Day Of The Year 2024 Uk. For us in the northern hemisphere, the december solstice will mark the longest nights and. Map created by reddit user the map above shows how many sunlight (or really daylight) hours there are across europe on the winter solstice (aka the shortest day of the year) on.
The winter solstice falls on dec. As well as marking the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice marks the first day of winter in the astronomical calendar, whilst in the meteorological calendar, we are already three.