Six in the morning is where the year's daylight varies most. In June the sun has been up for half an hour by now; in January it will not rise for another hour. That range — sunrise moving between about 5:30 am and just after 7 am — is narrow by European standards but wide enough to make the same alarm feel like two different hours in summer and winter.
It is the school transport hour. Bus routes across the larger communities begin collecting around now, with a pick-up time fixed to the minute, and the countdown to six in the morning during term time is one of the most-used on the site.
Gyms and pools open for the people who will not get another chance at the day, and the first shuttles run for the industrial areas. The count always targets the next 6 am rather than a particular morning.
Common questions
How much does sunrise move across the year here?
Between about 5:30 am at midsummer and just after 7 am in January — a narrower range than in Europe, but enough to change how the hour feels.
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