Time facts of Nepal and Norway

Nepal and Norway are two different countries with some similarities. Both countries have hills and mountains and rich in hydropower. However, they are extreme in terms of weather and day time. If we consider the capitals of both countries, Norway experiences extreme winter to extreme summer where as Nepal's weather is not that extreme. The day light changes in Norway much faster than in Nepal. The time differences of Nepal and Norway is 4hours 45 minutes in winter and 3hours 45 minutes in summer. Here are some details of the day light comparision.

From Feb 1 to 29, the total time gain for Norway will be 2h27m36s where as for Nepal it will be just 41m45s.

The table shows the shortest and longest days for both countries for the year 2008.

Country	Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Sun altitude
Norway	Dec 21, 08	9:19AM	3:12PM	5h53m24s	6.7°
Nepal	Dec 21, 08	6:50AM	5:14PM	10h23m20s	38.9°
Norway	Jun 21, 08	3:54AM	10:44PM	18h50m35s	53.5°
Nepal	Jun 21, 08	5:09AM	7:02PM	13h53m48s	85.7°

From the above table, the sunrise, sunset and the day length variation is very high for Norway compare to Nepal.

Country	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length
Norway	5h25m	7h32m	12h57m11s
Nepal	1h41m	1h48m	3h30m28s

The figures are calculated from www.timeanddate.com